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huxen.

The hough; the back of the hip.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʌksən/
  1. The hough; the back of the hip.

    West-Country · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English *hoxene, *huxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō, from *hanhaz (“heel”) + *senawō (“sinew”). Compare hough, hox, and sinew.

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