noun
Meaning 1
The tail of an ox or cow.
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noun
The tail of an ox or cow.
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noun
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.
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noun
the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
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Broader terms: tail
History
From Middle English ox tayll, from Old English oxan tæġl (literally “ox's tail”), equivalent to ox + tail.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.