: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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His third-course oxtail ragu with dumplings, tomato concasse and pikliz of cabbage, carrots and scallions was a winner all around.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Johnson, who is in the kitchen most nights, tends toward comfort food and New England nostalgia—oyster shooters, a cheesy pasta bake, an oxtail pot pie—but little is explained, on the menu or by servers.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Brunch, which is walk-in only, is just as memorable with dishes like oxtail chilaquiles and a fierce michelada.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
Its menu at Recess Detroit includes jerk chicken, tacos featuring chicken or oxtail, and nachos.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Johnson, who is in the kitchen most nights, tends toward comfort food and New England nostalgia—oyster shooters, a cheesy pasta bake, an oxtail pot pie—but little is explained, on the menu or by servers.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Brunch, which is walk-in only, is just as memorable with dishes like oxtail chilaquiles and a fierce michelada.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
Its menu at Recess Detroit includes jerk chicken, tacos featuring chicken or oxtail, and nachos.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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