What does oxter mean?
Oxter means (chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit..
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/ˈɒkstə(ɹ)/ · noun
(chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) 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, […]
‘It's a small beast,’ he said. ‘I could carry it under my oxter.’
They oxter him into the building.
Use oxter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oxter means (chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit..
Common synonyms include armpit, axilla, underarm, armhole.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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, […]
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