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oxbow |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oxbow \Ox"bow`\, n. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also anything so shaped, as a bend in a river. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oxbow n 1: the land inside an oxbow bend in a river 2: a U-shaped curve in a stream 3: a wooden frame bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Oxbow, ME Zip code(s): 04764 Oxbow, ND (city, FIPS 60480) Location: 46.67066 N, 96.80160 W Population (1990): 100 (40 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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