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ox

/ɒks/

/ɑks/

oxnoun

oxen

/ɒks/

/ɑks/

Translations

The ox pulled the cart through the field.

Бык тянул телегу через поле.

The farmer used a strong ox to plow the land.

Фермер использовал сильного вола для вспашки земли.

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Definitions

An adult castrated male domesticated bovine (Bos taurus) trained and used as a draft animal.

The yoke was attached to a pair of sturdy oxen pulling the wagon.

Any domesticated bovine animal, regardless of sex, especially when kept for meat or milk.

The farmer had several oxen in his barn for both milk and beef.

A strong, clumsy, or unimaginative person (figurative).

Don't be such an ox—think before you act!

Synonyms

oxadjective

/ɒks/

/ɑks/

Attributive use: denotes something made from or relating to an ox (e.g., "ox hide", "ox cart").

Definitions

Made from, consisting of, or relating to an ox.

He bought a belt of durable ox leather.

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