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hoxing

hoxing is the present participle and gerund of hox.

Meaning of hox

Verb

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
    • To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required.c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 1, scene 2
    Synonyms:
    hamstring, hock, hough

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Questions about hoxing

What is hoxing the present participle and gerund of?
Hoxing is the present participle and gerund of hox.

Words near hoxing in the dictionary

  1. Hoxhaism
  2. Hoxhaist
  3. Hoxhaists
  4. Hoxhas
  5. Hoxie
  6. hoxing
  7. Hoxit
  8. Hoxne
  9. Hoxnian
  10. Hoxsey
  11. Hoxseys

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