Also Plural of ox
oxen
noun
1.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- “so many head of cattle”
- “wait till the cows come home”
- “seven thin and ill-favored kine” Bible
- “a team of oxen”
Origin
From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).
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