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oxtails

oxtails is the plural of oxtail.

Meaning of oxtail

Noun

oxtail (plural oxtails)

  1. The tail of an ox or cow.
  2. A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.

Questions about oxtails

What is oxtails the plural of?
Oxtails is the plural of oxtail.

Words near oxtails in the dictionary

  1. oxskins
  2. oxslip
  3. oxslips
  4. Oxspring
  5. oxtail
  6. oxtails
  7. oxteam
  8. oxteams
  9. Oxted
  10. oxter
  11. oxtercog

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