subs. (old).—1. An inside pocket.
1834. W. H. AINSWORTH, Rookwood, bk. III., ch. v. No slour’d HOXTER my snipes could stay.
2. (Royal Military Academy).—Extra drill. [Corruption of extra.] Fr., le bal.
1887. A. BARRÈRE, Argot and Slang, p. xxvii. The HOXTER consists in the painful ordeal of being compelled to turn out of bed at an early hour, and march up and down with full equipment under the watchful eye of a corporal.
