hox

hox (plural hoxes)

1. (genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.

• hox gene

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
   • c. 1610–1611, Shakespeare, William, The Winter's Tale, Act 1, Scene 2:

     To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required.

• hamstring, hock, hough

• See Thesaurus:disable