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Ox
//ˈɑks// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Chinese constellation located near Capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
- 2 The second of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- 3 A surname.
- 4 Clipping of Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Noun
- 1 An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
- 2 Abbreviation of oxygen. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
"I'm super excited to be on the summit of K2! No Ox! (coughs) It was hard."
- 3 any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos wordnet
- 4 Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
"Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen."
- 5 an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उक्षन् (ukṣán).
Etymology 2
Clipping of oxygen.
Etymology 3
(constellation): Semantic loan from Chinese 牛宿 (Niúxiù). : (surname): From ox, the animal. : (Oxford): Clipping
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