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  • Despite his “impression of slight imbecility” and his “pale expressionless ox-eyes,” Cubbage is also sly.

    Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    Red Nails Howard, Robert E. 1975

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1973

  • The victim was gagged, and above the gag his great black ox-eyes rolled wildly toward the man in the doorway, who stood in silent amazement.

    Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1967

  • Kirk was jovial; but the brown ox-eyes were as watchful as the grey.

    Busman's Honeymoon Sayers, Dorothy L. 1937

  • And the winter constellations that are like patient ox-eyes

    Spring 1922

  • Alvina was startled by the deep, mysterious look in his dark-fringed ox-eyes.

    The Lost Girl 1907

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  • see oxeye

    Daisy flowers -

    "Take of St. John's wort, the Great Daisy-flowers (call'd Ox-eyes,) Scabious, of each two handfuls; boil these in a gallon of spring water..."
    1712 cookbook.
    A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery

    January 12, 2016