Oxhey

O1X8H4E1Y4

proper noun

A suburb of Watford borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1195).

OriginMiddle English Oxehey ← Old English Oxanġehæġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Watford borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1195).

Origin

  1. Old Englishoxa“ox”
  2. Old EnglishOxanġehæġ
  3. Middle EnglishOxehey
  4. EnglishOxhey

From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.

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APA

Oxhey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxhey

MLA

“Oxhey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxhey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oxhey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxhey.

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