GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Yex (?), v. i. [OE. ȝexen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.] To hiccough.  [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
   
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   He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.
   
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   Yex, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough.  Cf. Yex, v. i.] A hiccough.  [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “The excessive yex.”  Holland.
   
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