OXBOW

oxbow

(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

oxbow

(noun) a U-shaped curve in a stream

oxbow

(noun) the land inside an oxbow bend in a river

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

oxbow (plural oxbows)

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

A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop

Proper noun

Oxbow

A town in North Dakota.

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ox"bow`, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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