ox
nounEtymology
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उ॒क्षन् (ukṣán).
Definitions
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
- a yoke of oxen
Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
- Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen.
Abbreviation of oxygen.
- I'm super excited to be on the summit of K2! No Ox! (coughs) It was hard.
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A Chinese constellation located near Capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of…
A Chinese constellation located near Capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
The second of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to…
The second of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
A surname.
Clipping of Oxford.
The neighborhood
Derived
dumb as an ox, Durham Ox, grey ox, grunting ox, have the black ox tread on one's foot, Indian ox, Japanese ox, Javan ox, know someone from Adam's off ox, musk-ox, musk ox, near ox, nox, off ox, one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen, oxback, oxbane, ox beetle, ox bile, oxbird, ox-biter, oxblood, oxbow, ox bow, ox-butt, oxcart, ox-eye, oxeye, ox-eyed, ox-eye daisy, oxflesh, oxfly, Oxford, ox gall, oxgall, oxgang, oxgate, oxgoad, oxhead, oxheart · +31 more
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