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What (who) is ox-tongue - definition

15TH CENTURY WEAPON
Ox tongue (spear); Langdebeve; Ox-tongue spear

ox tongue         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Langue de boeuf; Langdebeef; Ox-tongue; Oxtongue; Lang de beef; Languedebeef; Ox tongue (disambiguation)
¦ noun
1. the tongue of an ox (used as meat).
2. a plant of the daisy family, with yellow dandelion-like flowers and prickly hairs on the stem and leaves. [Genus Picris.]
Oxtongue         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Langue de boeuf; Langdebeef; Ox-tongue; Oxtongue; Lang de beef; Languedebeef; Ox tongue (disambiguation)
·noun A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.
Ox-tongue pastry         
CHINESE FRIED PASTRY
Cow-tongue pastry; Cow tongue pastry
Ox-tongue pastry () or horse-ear pastry (), also referred to as Chinese doughnut, is a Chinese pastry that is popular in south China in the provinces of Guangdong] and [[Fujian. It is a fried dough food that is elliptical in shape and resembles an ox tongue or a horse ear.

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Ox tongue spear

The ox tongue spear (langue de boeuf or langdebeve) was a type of broad-headed double-edged spear that was used in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. Some designs had protrusions from the middle or base of the blades, making the head similar in profile to a partisan. Primarily, it was large and heavy, used by infantry in skirmishing.

Examples of use of ox-tongue
1. But I think I still prefer the stern, high–standards Delia of old – the one whose recipe for Cold Pressed Ox Tongue began: "First the tongue needs to be scrubbed with a stiff brush." That‘s more like it!