paxwax

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paxwax - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]