Thanks for script.
It stopped working over the last month or so..
I managed to correct it by modifying the following:
sockopen define www.oxforddictionaries.com 80
and
sockwrite -nt $sockname GET $+(/us/definition/american_english/,$lower($3)) HTTP/1.1
For any using it, and need to fix it to work with the new website layout of oxford.
Take care.
I updated the script, and it should be working with the British English Link. Hopefully that will solve any problems you have. Also, added pronunciation to the definitions as something extra. :)