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oxhide /ˈɒkshʌɪd /noun [mass noun]Leather made from the hide of an ox.He's a darling boy, no trouble at all, tough as oxhide....- In the sixth century Saint Brendan set off from the west coast of Ireland in a small currach made of wicker and oxhide to search for the Isles of the Blessed.
- His equivalents in Minos and Mycenae from 3,000 bc to 1,000 bc wore helmets and carried oxhide shields around their necks; later the shield became smaller and was carried on the arm.
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