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Oxbow

Oxbow Meaning & Definition
Oxbow Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oxbow?

[n] 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
[n] a U-shaped curve in a stream
[n] the land inside an oxbow bend in a river

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See Also | dry land | earth | frame | framework | framing | ground | land | meander | solid ground | terra firma

Oxbow In Webster's Dictionary

\Ox"bow`\, 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.

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