Words Like OXBOW
We have put together a list of words that are similar to OXBOW.
4 Alternative Words Similar to oxbow
7 definitions of oxbow
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A curved piece of wood the ends of which are inserted into an ox-yoke and held by pins. In use it encircles the neck of the animal. See yoke.
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A bend or reach of a river resembling an ox-bow in form: a use common in New England.
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A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
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A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop
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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
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a U-shaped curve in a stream
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the land inside an oxbow bend in a river