oxen
Meaning
-
plural of ox
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Hyphenated as
ox‧en
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑksən/
Etymology
From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).
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ox
- An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
- Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
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