oxen Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
cows; kine; Bos taurus; cattle.
- so many head of cattle
- wait till the cows come home
- seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible
- a team of oxen
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noun an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
ox.
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noun any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
wild ox; ox.
