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Word: Ox
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English oxa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch os and German Ochse, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit ukṣán ‘bull’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a castrated bull used as a draught animal
Short Definition:castrated bull used as draught animal
Examples:- laden wagons pulled by lowing oxen travel down to the coast
- an ox cart
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