Definitions For Oxter

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

Noun

OXTER (plural OXTERs) (chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) The armpit. from 15th c.

Etymology

Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from {{inh, en, ang, ōxta}}, ōhsta, related to {{cog, ang, ōxn, t=armpit}}, {{cog, ang, eax, t=axis, axle}} and eaxl, , shoulder. See also axis and axon.

Anagrams

extro-, retox

Is Oxter a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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12
Words with Friends
12

The word Oxter is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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