ox yardn.1
/ˈɒksjɑːd/, U.S. /ˈɑksˌjɑrd/ A yard where oxen are kept.
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1885 W. Morris in Commonweal 1 12/1 The straw from the ox-yard is blowing about.
1910 J. Masefield Ballads & Poems 42 The red cock in the ox-yard crows.
2000 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 17 July 13 ‘Ollie’ the life-sized ox will be drawn into the 18th century ox yard at Buckland Abbey by two heavy horses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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