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oxbow definition

ox·bow (äks′bō′)

noun

  1. either of the -shaped parts of an ox yoke: an oxbow passes under and around the neck of a yoked ox
  2. ☆
    1. something shaped like this, as a bend in a river
    2. the land within such a bend

Etymology: ME oxboue: see ox & bow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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