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paxywaxy
(gcide) | Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax 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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Paxywaxy
(gcide) | Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)
See Paxwax.
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paxywaxy
(gcide) | Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax 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.
[1913 Webster]Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)
See Paxwax.
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