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oxbows

oxbows is the plural of oxbow.

Meaning of oxbow

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.

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Questions about oxbows

What is oxbows the plural of?
Oxbows is the plural of oxbow.

Words near oxbows in the dictionary

  1. Oxborough
  2. Oxborrow
  3. oxbow
  4. oxbow lake
  5. oxbow lakes
  6. oxbows
  7. Oxbridge
  8. Oxbridger
  9. Oxbridgers
  10. Oxbridgey
  11. Oxbridgian

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