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water ox

noun

water buffalo.

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Origin of water ox

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby water ox

water on the brain, water on the knee, water opossum, water ouzel, water over the dam, water ox, water paint, water park, water parting, water pennywort, water pepper
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British Dictionary definitions for water ox

water ox

noun

another term for water buffalo
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