plural of ox, it is the only true continuous survival in Modern English of the Old English weak plural. OED reports oxes occurs 14c.-16c., "but has not survived."
双语例句
1. Every farmer knows how to yoke the oxen together.
每个家民都知道怎样把牛拴在一起.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Ploughs are pulled by tractors, or in some countries by oxen.
