: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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The meat is cut down into hundreds of different products: several different flavors of brats, beef bacon, oxtail, beef tongue, rump roast, hanger steak, short ribs, skirt steak, bone broth, etc.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Joining the dead rodent in the garbage were Stop Sale losers cooked oxtails, cooked rice, cooked chicken, and cheese, none of which were cooled to 41 degrees or less.
—David J. Neal
august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The oxtail udon noodle is worthwhile, too, served with an egg yolk on top that your server will mix tableside.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Best Slice: The sweet chili oxtail slice at Cut and Slices.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Joining the dead rodent in the garbage were Stop Sale losers cooked oxtails, cooked rice, cooked chicken, and cheese, none of which were cooled to 41 degrees or less.
—David J. Neal
august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The oxtail udon noodle is worthwhile, too, served with an egg yolk on top that your server will mix tableside.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Best Slice: The sweet chili oxtail slice at Cut and Slices.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 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 26 Aug. 2025.
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