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Word entry · 4 letters

oxen

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"Plow-pulling bovines"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈɑksən/Part of speech nounSorted enoxStarts with OEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

Word origin

From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).

Used in a sentence

  • He also had a tail like an oxen tail only with a razor sharp bard that he used in conflict to stab or slice his victims.
  • He took a great gulp of wine from an oxen horn goblet and with a sigh slammed it down on the conference table. “Warriors!” he bellowed, gazing about as if daring anyone to challenge him.
  • Kvigr walked the oxen cart between the huts. There were many markings on each of the huts.

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