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ox·tail

 (ŏks′tāl′)
n.
The tail of any kind of cattle, traditionally an ox and especially when used for food.
ox′tail′ adj.
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oxtail

(ˈɒksˌteɪl)
n
(Cookery) the skinned tail of an ox, used esp in soups and stews
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ox•tail

(ˈɒksˌteɪl)

n.
the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
[1675–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.oxtail - the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
oxtail soup - a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox
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Translations

oxtail

[ˈɒksteɪl] N oxtail soup → sopa f de rabo de buey
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oxtail

[ˈɒksteɪl] n → queue f de bœufoxtail soup n → soupe f à la queue de bœufoxyacetylene torch [ˌɒksɪəsɛtɪliːnˈtɔːrtʃ] n → chalumeau m oxyacétylénique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oxtail

[ˈɒksˌteɪl] n oxtail soup → zuppa di coda di bue
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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