oxfence

A fence to keep cattle from straying; spec if., in hunting, a fence consisting of a wide ditch bordered by a strong hedge, beyond which is a railing. ( Eng.) ox-foot, s. Farr.: A term applied to the feet of horses when the horn of the hind foot cleaves just in the middle of the forepart of the hoof from the coronet to the shoe. ox-gall, s. [OX-BILE, GALLSTONE.] ox-gate, s. [OXGANG.] 2968