Ochse

noun OK-seh Rare

Also means

(informal) blockhead

Usage Note

Ochse is a castrated adult male bovine, formerly essential as a draught animal before mechanisation. The phrase arbeiten wie ein Ochse (work like an ox) means to work extremely hard. Du Ochse! is a mild insult meaning 'you blockhead!'.

Examples

"Früher zogen Ochsen die schweren Pflüge über die Felder der Bauern."

Natural Translation

In the past, oxen pulled the heavy ploughs across farmers' fields.

Literal Translation

Earlier pulled oxen the heavy ploughs over the fields of-the farmers.

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