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ox - use in sentences
Converse of object
- muzzle: That's what Paul said to Timothy: ' The scripture saith, thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.
- kill: Killing an ox = Good = The removal of enemies from your presence.
Adjective modifier
- fat: A fat ox is a finer thing than a cheese, however good.
- old: NB: at this time ' stot ' was a two years old ox.
Converse of object
- sacrifice: He entered the shrine of E-ninnu with raised head like a bull and sacrificed there faultless oxen and kids.
- drive: Only ever had cause to drive a tractor, as his father years before him had only ever driven oxen.
Modifies a noun
- goad: An ox goad was used by a farmer, or a farm laborer.
- yoke: With ogee window arches, gothic finials at the ends of the gables and a motif of ox yokes.
- cart: In many parts of the world ox carts can exist alongside designer trainers, washing ells beside mobile phones.
- cheek: Or if you like, and can find them, you could use salt brisket, silverside or salted ox cheeks.
- plow: It means " as the ox plows " ( in other words, the direction of lay alternates from line to line ).
- tongue: In addition, tests were carried out on an ox tongue to simulate the loss of muscle tone.
Noun used with modifier
- musk: Past expeditions have had good luck finding musk ox along the south coast of Victoria Island.
- work: Work oxen did not figure greatly in my field research.
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