- pax-wax
- the tendon of the neck. Norf. Called in Lancashire PEASEWEASE.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
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pax|wax — «PAKS WAKS», noun. the tough, elastic ligament, composed of yellow, fibrous tissue, at the back of the neck of various quadruped mammals, by which the head is supported. ╂[apparently variant of Middle English faxwax, probably < Old English… … Useful english dictionary
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wax — Car·bo·wax; chafe·wax; de·wax; pax·wax; wax; wax·berry; wax·er; wax·er·man; wax·haw; wax·i·ly; wax·i·ness; wax·man; woad·wax·en; wood·wax·en; bees·wax; de·wax·able; woad·wax; … English syllables
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Paxwax — Pax wax , n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf. {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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