oxen
[ ok-suh n ]
/ ˈɒk sən /
noun
a plural of ox.
Words nearby oxen
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oxeye,
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oxford
Definition for oxen (2 of 2)
ox
[ oks ]
/ ɒks /
noun, plural ox·en for 1, 2, ox·es for 3.
the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
any member of the bovine family.
Informal.
a clumsy, stupid fellow.
Origin of ox
before 900; Middle English
oxe, Old English
oxa; cognate with Old Frisian
oxa, Old Saxon, Old High German
ohso, Old Norse
uxi, oxi; akin to Welsh
ych
OTHER WORDS FROM ox
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British Dictionary definitions for oxen (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for oxen (2 of 2)
ox
/ (ɒks) /
noun plural oxen (ˈɒksən)
an adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle, esp Bos taurus, used for draught work and meat
any bovine mammal, esp any of the domestic cattle
Word Origin for ox
Old English
oxa; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
ohso, Old Norse
oxi