PYX
/pɪks/
15
Scrabble
15
WWF
P(3) Y(4) X(8)
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Definition
/pɪks/
noun
- A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass.
- A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint.
- The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
- Pyxis.
verb
- To test (sample coins) for the weight and fineness of metal before they are sent from the mint.
Source: Wiktionary
