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Definition: Yex
Yex
\Yex\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]
To hiccough. [Written also
yox,
yux.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]
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He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. --Chaucer.
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Yex
\Yex\, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf.
Yex, v. i.]
A hiccough. [Written also
yox, and
yux.] [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]
“The excessive yex.” --Holland.
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