Sentence examples for for oxen from inspiring English sources

"I was going to raise them for oxen.

No one thinks of the meaning "ford for oxen" when speaking about Oxford, and no one realizes a discrepancy if Mr. White has a dark complexion.

The yoke-and-pole harness for oxen was relatively efficient and oxen could pull heavy loads, but they were extremely slow.

At the center of it all is the humble handcart: a wheelbarrow, essentially, that was pulled by converts who had no money for oxen.

Mr. Beardsley said that there is still a market for oxen, but that orders have been slow in coming in and he has sold some for beef cattle.

There are lilies of the valley and, across the yard, a patch of old single roses that some years are few and some years put forth a hundred blossoms — first white ones, then pink, then red, lofting beside the road's gutter as two centuries ago they rose beside a trail for oxen.

We believe we have found in Phil every quality we were looking for". Ox Ridge also will hold shows on Feb. 15 and March 8.

Constance Spry goes for ox kidney, and Jane Grigson suggests ox or veal.

There are no thank yous or compliments, just a request for ox tongue soon.

The name Boeuf is derived from the French word for ox, or steer.

(Boophilus, the scientific name for cattle ticks, comes from the Latin for "ox-lover").