10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OXTER»
Discover the use of
oxter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oxter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Cramm'd it in his oxter pouch. Bunker—s Thrummy Cap 1c. 1796' l. 415. Lth.
Leiusnzx Slirr/t-Iimd 1892 208. (8) anf. Tam Duncan. who used 'oxter staves.'
Gonnoa (In-on. Krill: 118801 71. Abd. He knocket awa the peer man's oxter stafl'
an' the ...
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Poetical Sketches of Scottish Life and Character
116 MY AULD OXTER STAFF. MY AULD OXTER STAFF. SHE swarthy-faced
cottar gaes hame frae the pleugh, "£' Whar he a' day has plodded, forfouchten
enough ; The rude winter wind wails through the eeriesome wuds, An' alang the
dark ...
James E. Watt (of Montrose.), 1880
3
How to Talk Like a Local: From Cockney to Geordie, a ...
oxter. armpit (Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and north of England) Nowadays,
the term armpit for that hollow under our arm goes almost unchallenged in
southern England and in the North-East, while armhole enjoys currency in ...
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A dictionary of Lowland Scotch: with an introductory chapter ...
Oxter, the armpit and the space between the shoulder and the bosom ;
sometimes it is used incorrectly for the lap ; and to embrace, to encircle with the
arms in fondness. From the Gaelic uchd, the breast or bosom ; whence also the
Latin uxor, ...
5
Concise English-Scots Dictionary
... (winged) lug-chair. armful oxterfu. armhole (of a garment) oxter; (tailoring) sey.
armpit, underpart of the upper arm oxter. walk arm-in-arm, link arms cleek, link.
with your arms folded wi yer airms in yer oxters. hold or carry under the arm oxter,
...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 1999
6
An Irish Country Christmas
Used to symbolize the age-old schism in Irish politics. ould goat: ould goat: Old
man, often used affectionately. out of kilter: out of kilter: Out of alignment. oxter:
oxter: Armpit. oxter-cog:oxter-cog: To carry by supporting under the armpits.
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
0X0 oxter as 'to owze the horsepond' if the bottom wanted cleaning up. Boys '
owze' pools to catch eels" (Browne, 135). The EDD s.v 'ouse' gives 'to empty out
liquid; to bale out a boat' but does not cite an Irish occurrence; for 'owze' the OED
...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2004
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The Naval Constructor: A Vade Mecum of Ship Design for ...
In the after body different conditions exist, the most important plate line being that
which ends at the oxter, so that it is only necessary to divide the space
intervening between that point and the sheer strake into the number of strakes
obtaining ...
Over weltit with the bensill of the aris (oars)." Doug. Virg. p. 268. OWLER, Alder.
OXTER, Armpit. Belg. ocksel. Sax. oxtan. Lat. axilla. " Her in her oxter hard and
fast she griptt An prest her flaunt'ring mou upon her lips." Ross's Helenore. Dr.
Jam.
William Carr (B.D.), 1828
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The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York
OXTER, Armpit. Belg. ocksel. Sax. oxtan. Lat. axilla. " Her in her oxter hard and
fast she griptt An prest her flaunt'ring mou upon her lips." Rose's Helenore. Dr.
Jam. " Four inch aneath his oxter is the mark Scarce ever seen since he first wore
a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OXTER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
oxter is used in the context of the following news items.
Kildare finally slay one of the top six to beat Cork and advance to …
That, it seems, is the difference between a team with a couple of qualifier wins under their oxter and another freshly squeezed out of a Munster ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
15 commandments for surviving festival portaloos
Only slightly less ludicrous is traipsing around with a great big roll of Andrex under your oxter, silently proclaiming to your fellow man that you ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
I've an ideal beach body: the kind that gets me to the beach | Tanya …
Stuck at size 14, I was oxter-full of simmering resentment. Others got to eat and sloth to their hearts' content with minimal corporeal blowback. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Roddy L'Estrange: Coastal stroll and Prufrock nearly seal it for our …
The inquest into Wexford's early exit from the hurling championship was in full spate when Vinny Fitzpatrick, Sunday papers under his oxter, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
No More Fooling Around Girls !
... hair and post the pictures on Weibo-- the Chinese Twitter-- to change the perception of beauty that comes with the smooth hollow of the oxter. «The Citizen, Jun 15»
Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis.
... an eminently presentable young man who had a trophy for debating under his oxter and had spent the weekend campaigning for a yes vote ... «RTE.ie, Apr 15»
Heroic Leinster fall at the death to Toulon in thrilling semi-final
Bryan Habana sniffed the chance and, once the pill settled in his oxter, the try was inevitable; Halfpenny converted and, in an instant, the game ... «Herald, Apr 15»
Joe Brolly: What do you think of that Kieran Donaghy?
Shortly after that, he reached for me and held me under his oxter. “The Derry man will sing a song now,” he announced. “Shut up lads. Go on ... «Gaelic Life, Feb 15»
SCA rules against bust estates
The joint liquidators thereafter concluded an agreement of sale of the property to Oxter Construction CC for R2.25 million, which fulfilled its ... «Independent Online, Jan 15»
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