name
Meaning 1
An unincorporated township in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Standard Lemma guide
oxbow
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UK: /ˈɒksbəʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 K S B OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A town in North Dakota.
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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noun
Meaning 4
A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
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noun
Meaning 5
A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop.
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noun
Meaning 6
a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: framework
noun
Meaning 7
a U-shaped curve in a stream
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Broader terms: meander
noun
Meaning 8
the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn Proto-Germanic *uhsô Proto-West Germanic *ohsō Old English oxa Middle English oxe English ox English bow English oxbow From ox + bow.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Ochsengeschirr — U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox
- German: Ochsenkummet — U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox