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oxen

/ˈɒksən/

/ˈɑksən/

Translations

oxnoun

oxen

/ɒks/

/ɑks/

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.

Additional translations

Synonyms

oxnoun

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!