Definitions for: Oxbow


[n] 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
[n] a U-shaped curve in a stream
[n] the land inside an oxbow bend in a river



Webster (1913) Definition: Ox"bow`, n.
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.

See Also: dry land, earth, frame, framework, framing, ground, land, meander, solid ground, terra firma

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