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oxens

oxens is the plural of ox.

Meaning of ox

Noun

ox (plural oxen or (nonstandard) oxes)

  1. An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
    • a yoke of oxen
    Synonyms:
    bullock, steer
  2. Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
    • Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen.1934, commentary on the Qur'an (Sura 39 verse 6) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
    Synonyms:
    neat

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Questions about oxens

What is oxens the plural of?
Oxens is the plural of ox.

Words near oxens in the dictionary

  1. Oxenhope
  2. oxenium
  3. oxeniums
  4. oxenkind
  5. oxenless
  6. oxens
  7. oxepane
  8. oxepanes
  9. oxepin
  10. oxepinac
  11. oxepine

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