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oxling

oxling noun: a small, young, or miniature ox.

Noun

oxling (plural oxlings)

  1. A small, young, or miniature ox.
    • Well! Had you no shame, you miserable beast, to let such an affront get past your lips? Where you outdo me, I have no idea; for I'm as fit as you for any task, you poor, ill-fated, nonsense-talking oxling.2003, Nick Nicholas, George Baloglou, An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds

Forms of oxling

pluraloxlings

Origin of oxling

From ox + -ling.

Questions about oxling

What does oxling mean?
Oxling means a small, young, or miniature ox.
What part of speech is oxling?
Oxling is a noun.
What is the plural of oxling?
The plural of oxling is oxlings.

Words near oxling in the dictionary

  1. Oxley Island
  2. Oxley Park
  3. Oxley Vale
  4. Oxleys
  5. oxlike
  6. oxling
  7. oxlings
  8. oxlip
  9. oxlips
  10. OXM
  11. oxmetidine

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