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Oxgang
An Oxgang (Scottish Gaelic: Damh-imir, Latin: bovate) is an old Scottish land measurement. It averaged around 20 acres (English), but was based on land fertility and cultivation, and could be as low as 15 English acres. Skene in Celtic Scotland says: "in the eastern district there is a uniform syst..

Oxgangs
Oxgangs is a suburb located in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Surrounding districts include Redford, Fairmilehead and Bonaly. It lies within the geographical county of Midlothian. The United Kingdom's Postal Code/Zip Code for Oxgangs begins with the prefix EH13 followed by a number then two..

Ox gall
Ox gall is gall, usually obtained from cows, that is mixed with alcohol and used as the wetting agent in marbling, engraving, lithography, and watercolor painting. It is a greenish-brown liquid mixture containing cholesterol, lecithin, taurocholic acid, and glycoholic acid. ..

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