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oxless

oxless adjective: having no ox or oxen.

Adjective

oxless (comparative more oxless, superlative most oxless)

  1. (rare) Having no ox or oxen.
    • But beef is rare within these oxless isles; / Goat's flesh there is, no doubt, and kid, and mutton [...].1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.154
    Synonyms:
    oxenless

Synonyms of oxless

Forms of oxless

comparativemore oxless
superlativemost oxless

Origin of oxless

From ox + -less.

Questions about oxless

What does oxless mean?
Oxless means having no ox or oxen.
What part of speech is oxless?
Oxless is an adjective.

Words near oxless in the dictionary

  1. oxitriptyline
  2. oxkind
  3. Oxlade
  4. oxland
  5. oxlands
  6. oxless
  7. Oxley
  8. Oxley Flats
  9. Oxley Island
  10. Oxley Park
  11. Oxley Vale

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