ox

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑks/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒks/

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Noun

Singular ox

Plural oxen

Oxen ready to pull a wagon.

1. (countable) An ox is an adult male of the cattle family whose sex organs have been removed.

   The stones had been carried up in wagons pulled by teams of oxen.

   He's strong as an ox. He'll have no trouble lifting it.