Oxgoad: alternatives and connections

A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen. In some cases, s…

A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.

Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed i…

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or co…

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.

Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other ani…

To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.

Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.

A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.

One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, lon…

The act of drawing or pulling

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communic…

of Drive

A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which c…

The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.