oxen

[ ok-suhn ]

/ ˈɒk sən /

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noun

a plural of ox.

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oxbow chest, oxbow front, oxbow lake, Oxbridge, oxcart, oxen, Oxenstierna, oxeye, ox-eyed, oxeye daisy, ox-eye herring

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How to use oxen in a sentence

The fictional Caribbean country boasts horses, pelicans, roosters, oxen and rodents, and Far Cry 6 players can pet or feed most of these creatures.
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To 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 Post
The 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|DAILY BEAST
Black 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|DAILY BEAST

Just 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|Various
And 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. Drinkwater
The estate employs 200 oxen and 180 slaves as labourers, besides those for the service of the family.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
If 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

oxen

/ (ˈɒksən) /

noun

the plural of ox

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