"oxens" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} oxens
  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) plural of ox Tags: dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, plural Form of: ox
    Sense id: en-oxens-en-noun-4fBD4uWd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English miscellaneous irregular plurals

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          "text": "But I had ter drive my steers more'n I wanted to on the way — I kep' a yoke o' oxens, an' tuck 'em 'long. I dunno how I'd a got back ef I hadn't a had them. I had ter drive the oxens mostly, an' I rode one mule an' led tother 'un, an' my oldest boy druv the waggin.",
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          "ref": "1899, The Canadian Magazine, volume 12, page 324",
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