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To hiccough.

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  1. v. i. To hiccough.
  2. v. i. A hiccough.
  3. To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer. A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.
  4. To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.