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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Manx

/mănks/ · IPA /mæŋks/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
Phrases & compounds
Manx cat — a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebræ.
Manx shearwater — an oceanic bird (Puffinus anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
02 prop. n. The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.
  1. 1.
    The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.