n.
(pl. oxen
/ˈɒks(ə)n/
)
a domesticated bovine animal kept for milk or meat; a cow or bull. See also
cattle.
▸used in names of wild animals related to or resembling this, e.g. musk ox.
▸a castrated bull, especially as a draught animal.
Etymology
OE oxa, of Gmc origin.
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