Oaks

/ əʊks /

noun

1. the Oaks
   a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing
2. any of various similar races

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oaks¹

named after an estate near Epsom

Example Sentences

In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.

From The Daily Beast

At one community fair, in Thousand Oaks, Ruby met a man, a wrestler, who would become her next husband.

From The Daily Beast

He barricaded himself inside a vacant cabin on Seven Oaks Road, just off Highway 38.

From The Daily Beast

A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.

From The Daily Beast

The median home price in River Oaks, Houston, is $931,000, according to this Realtor website.

From The Daily Beast

Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.

From Project Gutenberg

The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.

From Project Gutenberg

The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.

From Project Gutenberg

There was then a great deal of old timber about the place and a long avenue of oaks, besides three large cherry orchards.

From Project Gutenberg

The large soft leaves and the pendent moss of the oaks were gray with dust, but the shade was cool and delicious.

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