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Definition of Oxbow

1. Noun. The land inside an oxbow bend in a river.

2. Noun. A U-shaped curve in a stream.

3. Noun. 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 of Oxbow

1. n. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, 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.

Definition of Oxbow

1. Noun. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke ¹

2. Noun. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oxbow

1. a U-shaped piece of wood in an ox yoke [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oxbow

1. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, 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. (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxbow

oxazolidinones oxazolidone oxazolidones oxazoline oxazolines oxazolone oxazolones oxazolyl oxbane oxbird

oxbirds oxbiter oxblood oxblood red oxbloods oxbow (current term) oxbow lake oxbow lakes oxbows oxcarbazepine

oxcart oxcarts oxeladin oxen oxenium oxeniums oxepane oxepanes oxepin oxepine

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