oxern.
/ˈɒksə/, U.S. /ˈɑksər/ Originally in Fox-hunting slang: an ox-fence. Later (now esp.) in Horse Racing and Showjumping: a stylized form of such a fence, used as an obstacle; esp. a fence with a guard rail on each side (= double oxer n. at double adj.1 and adv. Compounds 1).
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > fence or barrier
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] > riding after hounds > type of fence
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > show-jumping > series or parts of fences
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > obstacles
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1859 G. J. Whyte-Melville Holmby House i, in Fraser's Mag. Jan. 4/1 ‘Forward,’ says Charles Payne, cramming his horn into its case, and gathering his horse for an ‘oxer’.
1883 19th Cent. June 979 It is, as the rider knows, an ‘oxer’, i.e., a strongly laid fence, a wide ditch, and at an interval of about three or four feet from the latter a strong single oak rail secured between stout oak posts.
1929 M. de la Roche Whiteoaks i. 6 Without mishap he jumped the wall, then the first oxer, but as he cleared the bars he kicked the top rail.
1940 I. Fletcher Raleigh's Eden (1941) 23 At the first oxer the riders spread out fanwise across the field.
2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 19 Mar. 9 The big rangy bay gelding was in his usual happy form, but just tipped an oxer close to the finish line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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