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oxbow I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English oxbowe, from ox + bowe bow — more at ox, bow 1. : a frame bent into the shape of the letter U and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar the upper ends of which pass through the bar of the yoke 2. a. : a river meander with extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream b. : oxbow lake
[oxbow 1] II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective : having a compound curve with concave center and convex ends — opposed to serpentine; used especially of the front of a piece of cabinet furniture < oxbow chest > |