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
Over bagels and lox, Becker presented Corbet with a design for The Institute that referenced László’s past in Nazi concentration camps and won the job with her vision. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 No figgy pudding or, God forbid, baked ham, but black-and-white cookies, lox and bagels, brisket, latkes, babka and kichel. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 In the days before Thanksgiving, the photographer books a window cleaner, to ensure an unblemished view, and orders lox and bagels from her favorite deli. Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 At Odell’s Bagel, which opened in October 2024, Miles Odell lends the nuances of Japanese cooking to bagel culture, hand-rolling every bagel, house-smoking his lox, and koji-curing his pastrami. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lox 

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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“Lox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lox. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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