Paxywaxy

2 definitions found

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

  Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to
     OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf.
     {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.)
     The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
     connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
     cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called


     also {paxywaxy} and {packwax}.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)
     See {Paxwax}.
     [1913 Webster]