ox

I

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. castrated bull, bullock, steer, Bos taurus (Latin); see animal 1 , bull 1 , cow .

Types of oxen include: wild, musk, Indian, Galla, gayal, gaur, kouprey.

II

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person: gawk, hulk, lout, lump1, oaf. Informal: lummox. Slang: klutz, lug1, meatball, meathead. See ABILITY.