|  oxbow 
 
 1. the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
 • Hypernyms:
 land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
 2. a U-shaped curve in a stream
 • Hypernyms:
 meander
 3. 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
 • Hypernyms:
 framework
 
 
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