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ox /ɒks $ ɑːks/ noun (plural oxen /ˈɒksən $ ˈaːk-/) [countable]  1. HBAa bull whose sex organs have been removed, often used for working on farms 〔常用于干农活的〕阉牛2. HBAa large cow or bull 牛〔指大的母牛或公牛〕

Examples from the Corpus

ox• The strength of the horses and oxen was on display, as was the speed and grace of the harness horses.• Patients used to arrive by ox cart.• One day, Paul found a cold ox, a baby blue ox, in the snow.• After she'd cleared up lunch she hoisted Ethel's huge ox heart out of its water on to the chopping board.• In retrospect this complaint seems ludicrous, like criticizing tractors because they do not require oxen.• To this the tiger agreed, and taking the oxen with him for safety, the farmer hurried home.Origin ox Old English oxa

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ox /ɒks $ ɑːks/ noun (plural oxen /'ɒksən $ ˈaːk-/) [countable]1. a bull whose sex organs have been removed, often used for working on farms
2. a large cow or bull

oxBrE /ɒks/ 🔊NAmE /ɑːks/ 🔊 noun (

plural

oxen BrE /ˈɒksn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɑːksn/ 🔊 ) a bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed), used, especially in the past, for pulling farm equipment, etc. （阉割的）公牛；犍牛  ➡  compare bullock, steer noun (old-fashioned) any cow or bull on a farm 饲养的牛  ➡  see also cattle