/paks"waks'/ , n. Brit. Dial.
the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.
[ 1400-50; late ME, alter. of ME fax wax lit., hair growth (cf. OE feax hair, weaxan to grow; see WAX 2 ); cf. G Haarwachs sinew, lit., hair growth ]
/paks"waks'/ , n. Brit. Dial.
the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.
[ 1400-50; late ME, alter. of ME fax wax lit., hair growth (cf. OE feax hair, weaxan to grow; see WAX 2 ); cf. G Haarwachs sinew, lit., hair growth ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012