verb
oxter
Oxter (verb) means to put your arm around someone, either to hug them or to help them walk.
verb
1
To put your arm around someone, either to hug them or to help them walk.
"They oxter him into the building."
— Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic (2022)
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Etymology
Apparently traced to Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, which came from Old English ōxta, ōhsta. This is related to Old English ōxn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”), and eaxl (“shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“joint of the shoulder”), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). See also axis and axon.
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What is the meaning of oxter?
"oxter" (verb) means to put your arm around someone, either to hug them or to help them walk.
