Where does oxhey come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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oxhey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

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From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.

What does oxhey mean?: A suburb of Watford borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1195).
Where does oxhey come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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