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Definition for oxen (2 of 2)
ox
[ oks ]
/ ɒks /
noun, plural ox·en for 1, 2, ox·es for 3.
the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
any member of the bovine family.
Informal. a clumsy, stupid fellow.
Origin of ox
before 900; Middle English oxe, Old English oxa; cognate with Old Frisian oxa, Old Saxon, Old High German ohso, Old Norse uxi, oxi; akin to Welsh ych
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British Dictionary definitions for oxen (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for oxen (2 of 2)
ox
/ (ɒks) /
noun plural oxen (ˈɒksən)
an adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle, esp Bos taurus, used for draught work and meat
any bovine mammal, esp any of the domestic cattle
Word Origin for ox
Old English oxa; related to Old Saxon, Old High German ohso, Old Norse oxi
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