lox

1 of 2

noun (1)

: liquid oxygen

lox

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural lox or loxes
: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked

Examples of lox in a Sentence

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Noun
Options range from classics like lox spread to the highly unconventional bubble gum-pink strawberry chocolate chip cream cheese, which might entice picky little ones. Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024 As for Hoffman, the crazy Focker steals the picture just by having fun, salty as a lox. Danny Horn, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024 The bagel was topped with vegan cream cheese, marinated tomato lox, capers, onion and dill. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 8 July 2024 Zoom in: Located in the Citizen building between Irwin Street and Edgewood Avenue, the new location has the classics — New York-style bagels and bagel sandwiches packed with lox, BLT and more — plus new iced coffee options. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for lox 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

liquid oxygen

Noun (2)

Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon, from Old High German; akin to Old English leax salmon

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1923, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lox was in 1923

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Cite this Entry

“Lox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lox. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

lox

1 of 2 noun
: liquid oxygen

lox

2 of 2 noun
plural lox or loxes
: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
Etymology

Noun

liquid oxygen

Noun

from Yiddish laks "lox," from an old German word lahs "salmon"

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