Meaning of OXBOW
| Pronunciation: | | 'âksbow
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- [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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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