Yex

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yex \Yex\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]
     To hiccough. [Written also {yox}, {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov.
     Eng.]
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           He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. --Chaucer.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yex \Yex\, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. {Yex}, v. i.]
     A hiccough. [Written also {yox}, and {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov.
     Eng.] "The excessive yex." --Holland.
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