Antonyms for oxes

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oks

Phonetic Transcription : ɒks

Definition of oxes

Origin : Old English oxa "ox" (plural oxan), from Proto-Germanic *ukhson (cf. Old Norse oxi, Old Frisian oxa, Middle Dutch osse, Old Saxon, Old High German ohso, German Ochse, Gothic auhsa), from PIE *uks-en- "male animal," (cf. Welsh ych "ox," Middle Irish oss "stag," Sanskrit uksa, Avestan uxshan- "ox, bull"), said to be from root *uks- "to sprinkle," related to *ugw- "wet, moist." The animal word, then, is literally "besprinkler."

As in lummox : noun oaf
As in oaf : noun person who is clumsy, stupid
As in meathead : noun dummy

Example sentences :

She plowed two oxes, an' if'en yo' has eber been around a steer yo' knows what aggravatin' things dey is.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Various

Then they shewed him the Oxes goad wherewith Shamger slew six hundred men.
Extract from : « The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites » by Eva March Tappan

Synonyms for oxes

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