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oxtered

oxtered is the simple past and past participle of oxter.

Meaning of oxter

Verb

oxter (third-person singular simple present oxters, present participle oxtering, simple past and past participle oxtered)

  1. (transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.
    • They oxter him into the building.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 412

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Questions about oxtered

What is oxtered the simple past and past participle of?
Oxtered is the simple past and past participle of oxter.

Words near oxtered in the dictionary

  1. oxter
  2. oxtercog
  3. oxtercogged
  4. oxtercogging
  5. oxtercogs
  6. oxtered
  7. oxtering
  8. oxters
  9. Oxton
  10. oxtongue
  11. oxtongue spear

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