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oxtering

oxtering is the present participle and gerund 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 oxtering

What is oxtering the present participle and gerund of?
Oxtering is the present participle and gerund of oxter.

Words near oxtering in the dictionary

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

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