ox
/ɑks/
noun
- A domesticated bovine animal used for pulling heavy loads, especially a castrated adult male bull.
- The farmer used a pair of oxen to plow the field.
- In many cultures, the ox is a symbol of strength and hard work.
- The ox pulled the cart loaded with hay up the hill.
- Any large, horned bovine animal, such as a bull or cow, especially in a general or collective sense.
- The herd of oxen grazed peacefully in the meadow.
- The zoo has a display about the history of oxen in agriculture.
- Wild oxen once roamed the forests of Europe.