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- [oks-boh]
- /ˈɒksˌboʊ/
- /ˌɒks.bəʊˈleɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oks-boh]
- /ˈɒksˌboʊ/
Definitions of oxbow word
- noun oxbow a U -shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke. 1
- noun oxbow Physical Geography, Geology. a bow-shaped bend in a river, or the land embraced by it. Also called oxbow lake. a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river. 1
- noun oxbow yoke worn by oxen 1
- noun oxbow a U-shaped piece of wood fitted under and around the neck of a harnessed ox and attached to the yoke 0
- noun oxbow a small curved lake lying on the flood plain of a river and constituting the remnant of a former meander 0
- noun oxbow either of the U-shaped parts of an ox yoke: an oxbow passes under and around the neck of a yoked ox 0
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Origin of oxbow
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at ox, bow2
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Parts of speech for Oxbow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oxbow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
oxbow usage trend in Literature
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