First Known Use: 1923
Dictionary
1lox
noun \ˈläks\
Definition of LOX
: liquid oxygen
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Origin of LOX
liquid oxygen
2lox
noun
plural lox or lox·es
Definition of LOX
: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
Origin of LOX
Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon, from Old High German; akin to Old English leax salmon
First Known Use: 1939
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