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Otter vs Oxter - What's the difference?

otter | oxter |

As a proper noun otter

is a river whose source in the blackdown hills, somerset, and which flows into lyme bay in english channel.

As a noun oxter is

(chiefly|scotland|ireland) the armpit.

otter

English

(wikipedia otter)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More etymology under English water.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae , which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
  • (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more broadly set
    • Derived terms
    * otterless * otterish * otterlike * ottery * sea otter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Annatto.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    oxter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) The armpit.
  • * , Episode 12: The Cyclops ,
  • *: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,...
  • *1955 , (Robin Jenkins), The Cone-Gatherers , Canongate 2012, p. 90:
  • *:‘It's a small beast,’ he said. ‘I could carry it under my oxter .’

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