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Proof that English plurals occasionally just give up and go medieval.

means Domesticated cattle, typically castrated males, trained to haul, plow, and drag civilization forward.

from From Old English oxa, plural oxanone of the last survivors of an ancient -en plural pattern, like children and brethren, that the rest of English abandoned.

Same beastAn ox is just a working bovine, often castrated.
Plural rebelKeeps the archaic -en ending, not -s.
Yoke powerA pair can pull more than two singles.
Slow strengthChosen over horses for endurance, not speed.
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