cax

Updated: May 26, 2025

The people seemed a little afraid of us, and kept away. Our postilion was a silly fellow, who could not understand whether his money was correct. In the course of our stenographic conversation, I learned that "cax" signified two. When I gave him his drink-money he said "ketox!" and on going out the door, "hüweste!" so that I at least discovered the Finnish for "Thank you!" and "Good-bye!"

Bayard Taylor - Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland

Here's to old Cax., for his nose is made of wax! Here's to old Prex for he likes his double x!" until some of us were thrust by the police into the nauseating dens of the stationhouse. Thus, like pendulums, we swung twixt studies and pranks till the boom of the rebel cannon bombarding Fort Sumpter thundered upon our ears.

James Henry Foss - The Gentleman from Everywhere