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water ox

American  

noun

  1. water buffalo.

water ox British  

noun

  1. another term for water buffalo

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Etymology

Origin of water ox

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Club-fist: A series of questions and answers concerning the fire, water, ox, butcher, rope, rat, cat, etc.—each of which terms is destructive of the preceding one.

From A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs by Combs, Josiah Henry

Then she calls in turn on a stick, fire, water, ox, butcher, rope, rat, and cat.

From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick

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