: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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Flavors of oxtail as well as blueberry jam in this delightfully unique wine with crunchy tannins and brilliant acidity.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
On a whim one day, Randy put on a pot of brown stew oxtails, gingerly deboned them by hand after eight hours, and blanketed a pizza in the sweet, sticky mixture.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Dig in: Shrimp alfredo ($30) with a side of oxtails ($28).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
On a whim one day, Randy put on a pot of brown stew oxtails, gingerly deboned them by hand after eight hours, and blanketed a pizza in the sweet, sticky mixture.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Dig in: Shrimp alfredo ($30) with a side of oxtails ($28).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oxtail
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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