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paxwax.

A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.

    no-plural · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English paxwax, a modification of faxwax (“nuchal ligament”), from fax (“head hair”) + waxen (“to grow”). See wax (“to grow”), and compare faxed.

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