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yoxter

yoxter noun: a convict returned from transportation before his time.

Noun

yoxter (plural yoxters)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A convict returned from transportation before his time.
    • […] U was an Uptucker, fly with the cord; / V was a Varnisher, dressed like a lord; / Y was a Yoxter that eat caper sauce; / Z was a Ziff who was flashed on the horse.1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

Forms of yoxter

pluralyoxters

Questions about yoxter

What does yoxter mean?
Yoxter means a convict returned from transportation before his time.
What part of speech is yoxter?
Yoxter is a noun.
What is the plural of yoxter?
The plural of yoxter is yoxters.

Words near yoxter in the dictionary

  1. Yoxall
  2. yoxed
  3. yoxes
  4. Yoxford
  5. yoxing
  6. yoxter
  7. yoxters
  8. Yoy
  9. Yoyetewa
  10. yoyo
  11. yoyoed

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