Definitions
brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Word origin
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.
Used in a sentence
“[Man]: Lox tanking secured? / [Man 2]: Lox tanking secured.”
“Fumes coming from the booster at the pad indicate that loxing has begun -- that is, the liquid oxygen has begun to be poured into its tank aboard the Atlas.”
“The crew chiefs refer to the process as "LOXing the fleet."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Smoked salmon”3 letters
02“Liquid oxygen”3 letters
03“Bagel topping”3 letters
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