Ox (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ox·en [ok-suhn] /ˈɒk sən/ for 1, 2, ox·es for 3.
  1. the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
  2. any member of the bovine family.
  3. a clumsy, stupid fellow.
Chemistry.
  1. a combining form meaning “containing oxygen”: oxazine.
abbreviation
  1. Oxford.
noun plural oxen (ˈɒksən)
  1. an adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle, esp Bos taurus, used for draught work and meat
  2. any bovine mammal, esp any of the domestic cattle
Ox (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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