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MoCherry | 12:32 Sun 16th Feb 2020 | Crosswords
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Why is "Bloomer having neat edge" OXLIP?
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Ox (neat; cattle) lip (edge)
12:33 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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Ox(neat= cattle) + lip(edge)
12:33 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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Thank you, I got the LIP = edge but I am still no clearer as to why OX = neat or cattle!
12:37 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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neat2

/niːt/

noun

ARCHAIC

noun: neat; plural noun: neats

a bovine animal.

cattle.


- Wikipedia

An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal


12:40 Sun 16th Feb 2020
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neat ... archaic or dialect ... a domestic bovine animal
12:41 Sun 16th Feb 2020

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