: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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Shrimp and corn grits and oxtail tacos from My 2 Cents.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Anderson will also extend through Thursday his tri-tip beef dish with oxtail sauce to benefit a Manchester boy, 9, with cancer who is fighting for his life.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Also try Shango's oxtail nachos and its Louisiana redfish tacos.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The drink menu demonstrates the same elevated approach as the food, with creations like the oxtail old-fashioned, where whiskey is marinated with actual oxtails for over a day to create unprecedented flavor pairings.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Anderson will also extend through Thursday his tri-tip beef dish with oxtail sauce to benefit a Manchester boy, 9, with cancer who is fighting for his life.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Also try Shango's oxtail nachos and its Louisiana redfish tacos.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The drink menu demonstrates the same elevated approach as the food, with creations like the oxtail old-fashioned, where whiskey is marinated with actual oxtails for over a day to create unprecedented flavor pairings.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 June 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 20 Jul. 2025.
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