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Oxter vs Oxer - What's the difference?

oxter | oxer |

As nouns the difference between oxter and oxer

is that oxter is (chiefly|scotland|ireland) the armpit while oxer is a type of horse jump with two rails that may be set even or uneven.

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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    oxer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia oxer)
  • A type of horse jump with two rails that may be set even or uneven.