Middle English Dictionary Entry
hō̆xen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | hō̆xen v. Also oxen. |
| Etymology | From hō̆x . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To hamstring (an animal).
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Josh.11.6 : Thou schalt hoxe [WB(1): kut of the synewis at the knees; L subnervabis] the horsis of hem.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)2 Kings 8.4 : Dauid hoxide alle drawynge beestis in charis.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)1 Par.18.4 : He hoxide [Corp-C: oxide, that is, he kitte asonder the houȝ senues of; L subnervavit] alle the horis of charis.