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Wox vs Hox - What's the difference?

wox | hox |

As verbs the difference between wox and hox

is that wox is (obsolete) (wax) while hox is (obsolete|transitive) to hock; to hamstring.

As an abbreviation hox is

(genetics) homeobox.

wox

English

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) (wax)
  • * Chaucer
    • He wox sodaineliche redde.
  • * Spenser
    • He wox full blithe.
    ----

    hox

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (genetics) homeobox
    • Derived terms
    * hox gene

    Etymology 2

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To hock; to hamstring.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)