Home UK English after-ox

Meaning of after-ox in English:

after-ox

noun

historical South African

  • One of the hindmost pair in a team of draught oxen.

Pronunciation

after-ox

/ˈɑːftərɒks/ /ˈaftərɒks/

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Burchell (1781–1863), explorer and naturalist. After South African Dutch achteros although this is first attested later.