oxbow

See also: Oxbow

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn

Proto-Germanic *uhsô

Proto-West Germanic *ohsō

Old English oxa

Middle English oxe

English ox

English bow

English oxbow

From ox + bow.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒksbəʊ/

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.
2. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop.

Derived terms

• oxbow lake
• oxbow stirrup

Translations

U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox

• German: Ochsengeschirr n, Ochsenkummet n

meander in a river/land enclosed by such a loop