ox-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒkslʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɑksˌlaɪk/

Forms: see ox n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ox n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < ox n. + -like suffix. Compare slightly earlier oxy adj.¹

Resembling or characteristic of an ox.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > resembling

neatisha1200

rotherisha1200

ox-like1616

boviform1678

oxy1918

1616 W. Forde Serm. 37 To exempt yourselves from this supine and oxelike securitie.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 145 His be yon Juno of majestic size, With cow-like udders, and with ox-like eyes.

1835 New-Eng. Mag. Oct. 249 Then labors the mind with weighty incumbency—with a long, patient, ox-like draught.

1876 Proc. Royal Soc. 25 107 In the adult Ovibos and Anoa the ossicula are slightly more calf-like than ox-like.

1909 Washington Gaz. 13 Jan. 9/1 The eland—the heaviest and most ox-like of the big antelopes of Africa—could, he said, be easily domesticated.

1991 J. Wolf Daughter of Red Deer ii. xxii. 251 Sauk's oxlike physique availed him nothing against the sledgehammer blows of the infuriated Mar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ox-like
释义	ox-likeadj. Brit. /ˈɒkslʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈɑksˌlaɪk/ Forms: see ox n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ox n., -like suffix. Etymology: < ox n. + -like suffix. Compare slightly earlier oxy adj.¹ Resembling or characteristic of an ox. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > resembling neatisha1200 rotherisha1200 ox-like1616 boviform1678 oxy1918 1616 W. Forde Serm. 37 To exempt yourselves from this supine and oxelike securitie. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 145 His be yon Juno of majestic size, With cow-like udders, and with ox-like eyes. 1835 New-Eng. Mag. Oct. 249 Then labors the mind with weighty incumbency—with a long, patient, ox-like draught. 1876 Proc. Royal Soc. 25 107 In the adult Ovibos and Anoa the ossicula are slightly more calf-like than ox-like. 1909 Washington Gaz. 13 Jan. 9/1 The eland—the heaviest and most ox-like of the big antelopes of Africa—could, he said, be easily domesticated. 1991 J. Wolf Daughter of Red Deer ii. xxii. 251 Sauk's oxlike physique availed him nothing against the sledgehammer blows of the infuriated Mar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616
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