oxen
a plural of ox.
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The fictional Caribbean country boasts horses, pelicans, roosters, oxen and rodents, and Far Cry 6 players can pet or feed most of these creatures.
Far Cry 6 Cockfighting Minigame's Replacement Demanded By PETA | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 7, 2021 | TechCrunchTo transport the sandstone blocks to the new federal city, skids — or what were sometimes called “stone boats” — were pulled by oxen to a wharf.
Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home | Walter Nicklin | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostThe years like Great Black oxen tread the world And God the herdsman goads them on behind.
American Dreams, 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton | Nathaniel Rich | March 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBlack oxen is a reminder of the healthy benefits of cynicism, and in retrospect served as an early warning to an ebullient age.
American Dreams, 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton | Nathaniel Rich | March 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJust a little before daybreak they were all wakened by the bellowing of the oxen and the barking of dogs.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. Ballantyne
And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the Ark; for the oxen stumbled.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterThe estate employs 200 oxen and 180 slaves as labourers, besides those for the service of the family.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamIf he has taken the seed, worn out the oxen, from the seed which he has hoed he shall restore.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of Babylon
British Dictionary definitions for oxen
/ (ˈɒksən) /
the plural of ox
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