noun
ox
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noun
1
A castrated adult male of domestic cattle, traditionally used to pull carts or ploughs.
"The farmer used an ox to plough the field."
2
Any animal of the cattle family, more broadly.
"Wild oxen once roamed much of Europe."
How to Use Ox
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large, strong cattle animal, especially one used to pull heavy loads.
Common mistake
The plural is "oxen," not "oxes."
Common pairings
strong as an ox
a team of oxen
ox and plough
Word Forms
oxen plural, oxes plural
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Etymology
From Old English oxa, from a Proto-Germanic root related to Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn; cognate with Welsh ych.