oxen

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oxen

/ˈɒksən/ UK
/ˈɑksən/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈɒksən/ Boston, Canada, Maine
/ˈɔksən/ Australia
/ˈɒksən/ New Zealand
[ˈɔ̟ksən] New Zealand

Rhymes with (General American) -ɑksən, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒksən

Where it comes from

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).

noun

plural plural of ox

adjective

not comparable Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike These included the adze, saws of different sizes with, very likely, different size teeth or cutting edges, axe, chisels of various sizes, drills with various size drill bits, a square, plumb line, hammer, maul, and awl, plus a sharpening stone of slate and an oxen horn used as an oil flask.

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@misc{oxen_2026,
  title = {oxen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}