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Definitions for Oxbow

[1] a U -shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke.
[2] Physical Geography , Geology . a bow-shaped bend in a river, or the land embraced by it. Also called oxbow lake . a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river.
[3] a U-shaped piece of wood fitted under and around the neck of a harnessed ox and attached to the yoke
[4] Also called: oxbow lake , cutoff a small curved lake lying on the flood plain of a river and constituting the remnant of a former meander

Words nearby Oxbow

oxalosuccinic acid, oxaluria, oxazepam, oxazine, oxblood, oxbow, oxbow chest, oxbow front, oxbow lake, oxbridge, oxcart

Origin of Oxbow

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at ox, bow2