ox
Two oxen.
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
Related
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Origin
- From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych, Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso, Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥, Sanskrit उक्षन्.
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