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boeuf

/ˈbɜːf/

Rhymes with -ɜːf

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Borrowed from French bœuf (“ox”).

noun boeufs

A bovine. Howbeit, that country bringeth forth certain kinds of goodly great wild bœufes: to wit, the Biſontes, mained with a collar, like Lions: and the Vri, a mightie ſtrong beaſt, and a ſwift: which the ignorant people call Buffles, whereas indeed the Buffle is bred in Affrica, and carieth ſome reſemblance

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@misc{boeuf_2026,
  title = {boeuf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boeuf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}