: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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The menu includes brisket, beef ribs, smoked turkey and oxtails.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Try the oxtail and grits or the array of chicken and waffle choices (some for just $10).
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Soft tannins in a deliciously rounded mouthful that is an elixir, a brew, a soup oozing with snappy fresh flavors of black and red cherries and mocha as well as oxtail and blueberry pie.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Connor Hughes, who works for SNY, had no idea what an oxtail was.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Try the oxtail and grits or the array of chicken and waffle choices (some for just $10).
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Soft tannins in a deliciously rounded mouthful that is an elixir, a brew, a soup oozing with snappy fresh flavors of black and red cherries and mocha as well as oxtail and blueberry pie.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Connor Hughes, who works for SNY, had no idea what an oxtail was.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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