Oxbow
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An oxbow is a U-shaped metal pole that fits the underside and the sides of the neck of an ox or bullock. A bow pin holds it in place. It is used when the load is a plough or any other dragged, non-mot
A wooden yoke with two U-shaped hickory bows
An ox yoke with wooden bows
Pulling from a yoke without oxbows
Willow
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Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species of typically deciduous trees and shrubs. They are primarily found on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
At the base of the petiole, a pair of stipules form. These may fall in spring, or last for much of the summer or even for more than one year (marcescence).
Young male catkin
Pollard willow and woodpile in the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen, Ghent, Belgium