paxwax

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noun

A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.

OriginMiddle English paxwax →
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Meanings

nounpaxwax (plural not attested)

alternative packwax

  1. no pluralobsoleteanatomyA strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpaxwax
  2. Englishpaxwax

From Middle English paxwax, a modification of faxwax (“nuchal ligament”), from fax (“head hair”) + waxen (“to grow”). See wax (“to grow”), and compare faxed.

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paxwax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxwax

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“paxwax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxwax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paxwax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxwax.

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