ox /oks/

1. A general name for the male or female of common domestic cattle (bull and cow), esp a castrated male of the species
2. Extended to other animals of bovine type

oxˈer noun

1. Esp in foxhunting, an ox-fence
2. In showjumping, an obstacle in the form of an ox-fence

oxˈ-antˈelope noun

Any antelope of the hartebeest group

oxˈ-bird noun

1. The dunlin
2. The oxpecker
3. An African weaver bird
4. Applied also to various other birds

oxˈblood noun

A dark reddish-brown colour (also adjective)

oxˈ-bot noun

A warble-fly larva infesting cattle

oxˈ-bow /-bō/ noun

1. A collar for a yoked ox
2. A horseshoe-shaped bend in a river (forming an ox-bow lake when the neck is pierced and the bend cut off)

oxˈ-eye noun

1. A wild chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (also called Leucanthemum vulgare), with a yellow disc and white rays (ox-eye daisy)
2. Sometimes (yellow ox-eye) the corn marigold
3. A name for various birds, esp the great titmouse
4. An elliptical dormer window

oxˈ-eyed adjective

Having large, ox-like eyes

oxˈ-fence noun

1. A fence for confining cattle
2. A hedge with a rail and in many cases also a ditch

oxˈgang, oxˈgate or oxˈland noun (obsolete)

A bovate or one-eighth of a carucate of ploughland, the share attributed to each ox in a team of eight (averaging about 13 acres)

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