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Definition of Raxed
1. rax [v] - See also: rax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raxed
Literary usage of Raxed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical by John Christopher Atkinson (1868)
"Rich, makes raxed in this passage the perfect of ' reach,' or equivalent to OE
... Ah happen'd badly an' raxed ma shackle' (wrist). 3. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"To stretch out the body, S. ile raise, and raxed him where he ... To strain,
overstrain ; as, " He raxed him- sel' liftin' a box, S.] 5. ..."
3. The Bookman (1898)
"''He is in no great trim for fighting, for his arm is— Sir Alasdair gave a gesture
of contempt and cried, "Faugh! we've heard of the raxed arm; he took care ..."
4. The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman: Together with Vita de Dowel by William Langland, Walter William Skeat (1884)
"Cf. Se. rax, to stretch ; see raxed. ... raxed, pt. в. stretched himself, b. 5.
398 n. Cf. Lowl. Se. rax, to stretch, ..."
5. John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro (1898)
"He is in no great trim for fighting, for his arm is " Sir Alasdair gave a gesture
of contempt and cried, "Faugh! we've heard of the raxed arm : he~took care ..."
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