"oxbow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒksbəʊ/ [UK] Forms: oxbows [plural]
Etymology: From ox + bow. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ox|bow}} ox + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxbow (plural oxbows)
  1. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
    Sense id: en-oxbow-en-noun-ozjRzuLe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop.
    Sense id: en-oxbow-en-noun-~S7RHF5r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oxbow lake, oxbow stirrup

Inflected forms

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        "A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke."
      ],
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        [
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          "U-shaped"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
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        ],
        [
          "collar",
          "collar"
        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ],
        [
          "yoke",
          "yoke"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "1988, Octavia E. Butler, “Part II, Chapter 1”, in Adulthood Rites, page 69:",
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        "A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop."
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        ],
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          "river",
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        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
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          "loop",
          "loop"
        ]
      ]
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        ],
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