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hox^¹

noun hoxes

abbreviation Abbreviation of homeobox

hox^²

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Inherited from Middle English hoxen, reduction or back-formation of earlier hoxenen, from the noun *hoxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō, from *hanhaz (“heel”) + *senawō (“sinew”). Compare hough, huxen, and sinew.

verb hoxes · hoxing · hoxed

obsolete, transitive To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable. To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required.
Similar: hamstring, hock, hough

HOX^³

noun

uncountable hypohalous acid

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@misc{hox_2026,
  title = {hox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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