oxen
nounUK /ˈɒksən/
US /ˈɑːksən/
Oxen are big, strong farm animals with horns that help people pull heavy things.
The farmer used a pair of oxen to pull the wooden cart.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The plural form of ox, meaning more than one ox.
Three oxen were resting in the shade of the tree.
3. Trained adult cattle used for pulling loads or plowing fields.
In many villages, oxen still plow the fields before planting season.
4. A group of castrated male cattle kept for work.
The oxen were fed hay every morning before work.