Noun · /ɒks/ · an adult castrated bull used as a draught animal or for beef
Definition
An adult male bovine animal that has been castrated, trained, and used for heavy farm work, pulling carts, and ploughing — one of the oldest domesticated working animals in human history.
Origin
Old English oxa, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô; related to Dutch os and German Ochse. Among the oldest recorded words in the English language, attested before the year 900.
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