Etymology

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Today it means: The tail of an ox or cow. Full definition →

Middle English ox tayll ← Old English oxan tæġl
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoxan tæġl
  2. Middle English · inherited fromox tayll
  3. English todayoxtail

From Middle English ox tayll, from Old English oxan tæġl (literally “ox's tail”), equivalent to ox + tail.

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