Definition ox
Etymology
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan ????? (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उक्षन् (ukṣán).
Noun
ox (plural oxen)
- An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).
- Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.