ox

ox [äks]

n.

pl. oxen or Rare ox [ME < OE oxa, akin to Ger ochse < IE * ukwsen-, a bull < base * wegw-, *ūgw-, wet, sprinkle > HUMOR, HUMID, L umere, to be moist]

any of several bovid ruminants, as cattle, buffaloes, bison, gaur, and yaks; esp., a castrated, domesticated bull (Bos taurus), used as a draft animal