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oxbow

UK/ˈɒksbəʊ/

oxbow noun: a U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke. Also the abbreviation of oxbow lake.

Noun

oxbow (plural oxbows)

  1. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
  2. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop.

Proper noun capitalized: Oxbow

Oxbow

  1. An unincorporated township in Aroostook County, Maine.
  2. A town in North Dakota.
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Also used as

oxbow is also the abbreviation of oxbow lake.

Forms of oxbow

pluraloxbows

Origin of oxbow

From ox + bow.

Words formed from oxbow

Phrases with oxbow

Questions about oxbow

What does oxbow mean?
Oxbow means a U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
What part of speech is oxbow?
Oxbow can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oxbow?
Oxbow is pronounced /ˈɒksbəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of oxbow?
The plural of oxbow is oxbows.

Words near oxbow in the dictionary

  1. oxbird
  2. oxbirds
  3. oxblood
  4. Oxborough
  5. Oxborrow
  6. oxbow
  7. oxbow lake
  8. oxbow lakes
  9. oxbows
  10. Oxbridge
  11. Oxbridger

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