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Webster 1913 Edition


Hox

Hox

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Hock
. √12.]
To hock; to hamstring. See
Hock
.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hox

HOX

,
Verb.
T.
To hough; to hamstring. [Not used. See Hough.]

Definition 2024


hox

hox

English

Abbreviation

hox

  1. (genetics) homeobox
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring.
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