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paxwax |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax fr AS fea? hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called also {paxywaxy} and {packwax}.
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