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oxtail Definition

ox·tail (äks′tāl′)

noun

the tail of an ox, steer, or cow, esp. when skinned and used in soup, stew, etc.

oxtail Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • braise: Filet of Beef with a truffle potato timbale braised oxtail, confit of garlic, Cabernet Sauvignon sauce.

Adjective modifier

  • stewed: Trademark dishes include stewed oxtail with celery and tomato.

Modifies a noun

  • soup: Put in the crushed garlic and the can of oxtail soup, the paprika, and the ginger.
  • piece: Add the stock, oxtail pieces, herbs and plenty of salt and pepper, Bring to the boil then simmer for 3 hours.
Oxtail Quotes

Greater lovethanthis,hesaid, nomanhaththat a manlay down his wife for his friend.Go thou and do likewise. Thus, or words to that effect, saith Zarathustra, sometime regius professor of French letters to the university of Oxtail.

—Joyce,James Augustine Aloysius

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