iynx

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A form of jynx — A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).

First used 19ᵗʰ C.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nouniynx (plural iynges)

plural iynges

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of jynx.First known use 19ᵗʰ C.

    Pindar [...] asserts that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, taught the lore of suppliant incantations. This was achieved by means of the iynx, the wry-neck or woodpecker.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 141
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