Ox vs Doe - What's the difference?
ox | doe |
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus )
Any bovine animal (tribe Bovini ) used as a beast of burden
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as reindeer, antelope, goat.
A female fallow deer.
A female rabbit.
A female hare.
A female squirrel.
A female kangaroo
* 1620 Mayflower Compact
As proper nouns the difference between ox and doe
is that ox is (astronomy) a chinese constellation located near capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger black turtle while doe is a surname of english origin.ox
English
(wikipedia ox)Noun
(oxen)Derived terms
* grunting ox * have the black ox tread on one's foot * Indian ox * Japanese ox * Javan ox * musk ox * ox bile * ox bow * ox gall * ox pith * ox is in the ditch * ox ray *Descendants
* Abenaki: (l) * Malecite-Passamaquoddy: (l) * Unami: ----doe
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (female deer) hind (female red deer) * (female kangaroo) blue flyer (female red kangaroo)Verb
(head)- ...a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God...
