Pronunciation : Yex
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. ?exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]
Definition : Defn: To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Yex
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913