From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill.
"One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this." 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind:
(attributive, countable, uncountable, usually) A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.
I was amazed at the sight of such a medley of things. The newest shapes in straw hats were lying side by side with camp ovens and frying-pans, while flannel and Oxford shirts, together with wideawake felt hats, vests, collars, and ties, kept company with boxes of tea, bags of flour, and ready-tapped barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 148:
[…] slid his pants off, revealing glimpses of red cotton bikinis covered by the tail of his white oxford. 1986, Craig G. Harris, “Weekend Plans”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 135:
(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Meanings
A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices. 2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2021:
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
Other places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
Other places in England: ▸ An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama.
Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama. 2021 April 10, AJ Willingham, “Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they’re changing the transportation game”, in CNN:
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city and township in Johnson County, Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Oxford County, Maine; named for the city in England.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Butler County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
A place in Canada: ▸ A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
A place in Canada: ▸ A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
(historical)
A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.