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Contributor's comments: This word must be a Scottish import. I first heard it in the 60's whilst in the British Army and it was used frequently by Glaswegians.
Contributor's comments: The Collins English Dictionary "oxter [oksta] n. Scot., Irish, and northern English dialect. the armpit. [from Old English oxta; related to Old High German Ahsala, Latin axilla]