"oxbow" in the noun sense
1. oxbow
the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
2. oxbow
a U-shaped curve in a stream
3. oxbow
a wooden framework 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
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