01 n. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an…
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An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.“A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine.” — Milton.
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The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.
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Applied colloquially to human flesh.