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
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
Oxbow
A town in North Dakota.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Source: Wiktionary
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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
