Definition of oxbow
English to English noun - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
source: WordNet 3.0 - a U-shaped curve in a stream
source: WordNet 3.0 - a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
source: WordNet 3.0 - A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
source: Webster 1913
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oxbow, ojibwa, oxyopia, ojibway, osaka bay, okeechobee, osep, ogive, okapi, ossify, occupy, okapia, occasive, o'keeffe
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