wax

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wax definition


  1. tv.
    to beat or defeat someone; to assault someone. : The muggers waxed the vest and swiped his briefcase.
  2. n.
    a phonograph recording; a substance onto which a recording is put. (Never singular or plural. The oldest recordings were wax cylinders. The nickname survives.) : This is one of the finest pieces of music ever put on wax.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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wax

In addition to the idiom beginning with wax, also see whole ball of wax.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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