Oxter
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The armpit; also, the embrace of the arms.
To support under the arm; embrace with the arms.
noun.
In
coal-mining
, a reëntrant corner in a working face.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The armpit; also, the arm.
Word Usage
"Neither "ockster" nor "oxter" is an acceptable spelling, and I will give what I believe to be the correct spelling in comments."