ox
ox [ox oxen] BrE [ɒks] NAmE [ɑːks] noun (pl. oxenBrE [ˈɒksn] ; NAmE [ˈɑːksn] )
1. a ↑bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed), used, especially in the past, for pulling farm equipment, etc.
compare ↑bullock, ↑steer
2. (old-fashioned)any cow or ↑bull on a farm
see also ↑cattle
Word Origin:
Old English oxa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch os and German Ochse, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit ukṣán ‘bull’.
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