Druxy

Druxy
Druxey Drux"ey, Druxy Drux"y, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber. --Weale. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • druxy — Something which looks good on the outside, but is actually rotten inside …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • druxy — ˈdrəksē adjective (usually er/ est) Etymology: alteration of earlier dricksie, from obsolete drix decayed part of timber + y of timber : having decayed spots in the heartwood …   Useful english dictionary

  • Druxey — Drux ey, Druxy Drux y, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; said of timber. Weale. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Montreal-style smoked meat — from Schwartz s in Montreal Origin Place of origin Canada …   Wikipedia

  • dricksie — see drix, druxy …   Useful english dictionary

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