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ox
\ˈäks\ noun
(plural ox·en \-ksən\ ; also ox ; see sense 3)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English oxa; akin to Old High German ohso ox, Old Norse oxi, Gothic auhsa, Welsh ych ox, Sanskrit ukṣan ox, bull, ukṣati he sprinkles — more at humor
1. : the domestic bovine (Bos taurus); especially : an adult castrated male used for a draft animal or for food
< pair of oxen >
< span of oxen >
< team of oxen >
< yoke of oxen >
— compare bull, bullock, steer
2. : a member of Bos or a closely allied genus
< wild ox >
< extinct oxen >
3. plural also oxes : a person resembling an ox (as in placidity, stolidity, clumsiness, or strength)
< dumb ox >
< big ox > |