this is very interesting....
was in office today, when another colleague walked over to my cubicle and start chit chatting with the group of us there...
all of a sudden, he asked:
him: " You guys know what is a Cow right?"
Us : "Yeah.."
Him: "Then you know what is a Bull?"
Us : "Yeah... a Male cow lor"
Him: "Then what is a Ox?"
immediately the group of us were dumbfolded. since young we have been taught that a Bull is a male cow, and an Ox is something like a male cow. but have never taught the actual difference....
so we decided to ask Colin and Nokia.
Collin = Collins Cobuild English Learner's Dictonary
Nokia = Nokia handphone built in dictionary.
below was what was in both....
"An Ox is a bull that has been Castrated."
dun believe? check out your own version of dictionary. :P
and for those born in the year of the Ox.... :P Happy Ox Year to all~ haha
Song of the Day: 王力宏－心跳
Once upon a photog session...
5 years ago
1 comment:
strictly speaking, an ox is a cow/bull that has been raised for labour, rather than for meat/milk/so forth.
since oxen are raised as labour-cows, they are more often than not male (although i believe technically they can be female as well), and since they are not going to be having sex (they are not raised for procreation), they are castrated.
Post a Comment