What is a hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland called?
yex — A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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