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Search phrase: ox

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As You Like ItAYL I.i.10ox? His horses are bred better, for, besides that theyOxe? his horses are bred better, for besides that they
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.72As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse hisAs the Oxe hath his bow sir, the horse his
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.440cloak-bag of guts, that roasted Manningtree ox with theCloake-bagge of Guts, that rosted Manning Tree Oxe with the
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.26Then is sin struck down like an ox, and iniquity'sThen is sin strucke downe like an Oxe, and iniquities
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.250Take all and wean it; it may prove an ox.Take all and weane it, it may proue an Oxe.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.120Ay, and an ox too. Both the proofs are extant.I, and an Oxe too: both the proofes are extant.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.93The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain,The Oxe hath therefore stretch'd his yoake in vaine,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.231My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing,My horse, my oxe, my asse, my any thing,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.56he is both ass and ox. To an ox were nothing; he is bothhee is both Asse and Oxe; to an Oxe were nothing, hee is both
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.57ox and ass. To be a dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad,Oxe and Asse: to be a Dogge, a Mule, a Cat, a Fitchew, a Toade,

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Glossary

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buff[of a uniform] stout ox-hide leather
Milo[pron: 'miyloh] Greek athlete, 6th-c BC, who carried an ox around the stadium at Olympia then ate it all in a single day
neatox, cow, cattle
oxfool, dupe

Thesaurus

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leather, stout ox-hide buff
oxneat

Themes and Topics

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Historical figures... greek athlete 6th-c bc who carried an ox around the stadium at olympia then ate i...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
OXBASICox n, Oxbeef n
OXPART OF BODYox-head n

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