English dictionary
oxbow
/'/A/ksb/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a U-shaped curve in a stream
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter <universbold>U</universbold>, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
Source: webster1913