noun
- plural of ox; adult castrated male cattle used as draft animals
Examples
- The farmer used oxen to plow the fields.
- Two oxen pulled the heavy wagon down the dirt road.
- In many developing countries, oxen are still essential for farming.
- The oxen moved slowly but steadily across the pasture.
- Before tractors, oxen were the primary source of farm power.
- The wooden yoke connected the two oxen together.