ox

ox  (ks)

n. pl. ox·en (ksn)

1. An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos, especially B. taurus, used chiefly as a draft animal.

2. A bovine mammal.

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[Middle English, from Old English oxa; see uks-en- in Indo-European roots.]

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ox

Noun

pl oxen a castrated bull used for pulling heavy loads and for meat [Old English oxa]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ox - an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
	2.	ox - any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos wild ox Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos Bos primigenius, urus, aurochs - large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle Bos grunniens, yak - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated banteng, Bos banteng, tsine, banting - wild ox of the Malay Archipelago Bibos, genus Bibos - wild ox Asian wild ox - genus of Asiatic wild oxen

Translations

ox [pl oxen] [ɔks, ˈɔksn] n → buey m

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ox [oxen , pl ] [ɔks, ˈɔksn] n → bœuf m

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ox [ɔks] [oxen , pl ] n → Ochse m

Oxbridge

Oxbridge, eine Mischung aus Ox(ford) und (Cam)bridge, bezieht sich auf die traditionsreichen Universitäten von Oxford und Cambridge. Dieser Begriff ist oft wertend und bringt das Prestige und die Privilegien zum Ausdruck, die traditionellerweise mit diesen Universitäten in Verbindung gebracht werden.

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ox [pl oxen] [ɔks, ˈɔksn] n → bue m