OXBOWS

Noun

oxbows

plural of oxbow

Source: Wiktionary

OXBOW

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