paxwax
/ˈpakswaks/(also paswak) Now English regional
noun
The thick elastic ligament supporting the back of the skull, especially in a domestic quadruped; the nuchal ligament.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Glossary of W. de Bibbesworth. From fax + wax.
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