Added 9 October 2026
oxen
/ˈɑksən/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about oxen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age.
so many head of cattle
Origin
From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).
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