hox
English
Etymology 1
Noun
hox (plural hoxes)
- (genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
- c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act 1, Scene 2:
- To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required.