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oxters

oxters is the plural of oxter.

Meaning of oxter

Noun

oxter (plural oxters)

  1. (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland) The armpit.
    • And begob there he was passing the door with his books under his oxter and the wife beside him and Corny Kelleher with his wall eye looking in as they went past, […]Episode 12: The Cyclops

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Questions about oxters

What is oxters the plural of?
Oxters is the plural of oxter.

Words near oxters in the dictionary

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

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