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English word origin

Etymology of lox

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

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Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

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Source etymology 2 · variant 1/2

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noun

Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

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Source etymology 2 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To supply with liquid oxygen.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

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