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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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Zebu

noun A variety of the common ox, with a hump on the shoulders

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ZE'BU , noun A variety of the common ox, with a hump on the shoulders. It is found in the E. Indies and resembles the bos Indicus , or Indian ox, but is very small, being sometimes little larger than a dog.

Source: American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Edition), MDX derived from public Internet Archive item. Private-use review; confirm rights before public redistribution