"off ox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: off oxen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|off oxen}} off ox (plural off oxen)
  1. An ox on the right side of a team of oxen, farther away from a driver customarily walking on the left of the team than a near ox. Derived forms: know someone from Adam's off ox
    Sense id: en-off_ox-en-noun-0Lz6476m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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