oxlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒksləs/, U.S.

/ˈɑksləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ox n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < ox n. + -less suffix. Perhaps compare ancient Greek ἀβούτης (Hesiod).

rare.

Lacking an ox or oxen.

ΚΠ

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II cliv. 196 But beef is rare within these oxless isles.

1874 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 150/1 Beef, good beef, is rare, as in the oxless Grecian Isles.

1995 Discover Aug. 78 Almost anything can qualify as a machine—a lever, a teeter-totter, an axle, or even an oxless oxcart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oxless
释义	oxlessadj. Brit. /ˈɒksləs/, U.S. /ˈɑksləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ox n., -less suffix. Etymology: < ox n. + -less suffix. Perhaps compare ancient Greek ἀβούτης (Hesiod). rare. Lacking an ox or oxen. ΚΠ 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II cliv. 196 But beef is rare within these oxless isles. 1874 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 150/1 Beef, good beef, is rare, as in the oxless Grecian Isles. 1995 Discover Aug. 78 Almost anything can qualify as a machine—a lever, a teeter-totter, an axle, or even an oxless oxcart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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