oxbow

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
2. noun A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop.
3. noun Short for oxbow lake.

Similar words

yoke sole neck yoke oarlock horsecollar collar saddlebow cangue outrigger bowtell

Often followed by

lakes books lake monograph village of incident bend and

Word family

oxbows