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Audio Help [kou] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural cows, (Archaic) kine.
—Idiom
) kine. | 1. | the mature female of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos. |
| 2. | the female of various other large animals, as the elephant or whale. |
| 3. | Informal. a domestic bovine of either sex and any age. |
| 4. | Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a large, obese, and slovenly woman. |
| 5. | Offensive. a woman who has a large number of children or is frequently pregnant. |
| 6. | till or until the cows come home, for a long time; forever: You can keep arguing till the cows come home, but I won't change my mind. |
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Audio Help [kou] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe. |
[Origin: 1595–1605; < ON kūga to oppress, cow; cf. Dan kue to cow]
] —Synonyms terrorize, scare, bully.
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n.
[Middle English cou, from Old English cū; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.] cow'y adj. |
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tr.v. cowed, cow·ing, cows To frighten with threats or a show of force. See Synonyms at intimidate. [Probably of Scandinavian origin.] cow'ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv. |
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cow (n.)
O.E. cu, from P.Gmc. *kwon, earlier *kwom, from PIE *gwous (cf. Skt. gaus, Gk. bous, L. bov-), perhaps ult. imitative of lowing (cf. Sumerian gu, Chinese ngu, ngo "ox"). In Gmc., of females only; in other languages, of either gender. Cowhand is first attested 1852 in Amer.Eng.; cowboy is from 1725, originally "a boy who tends cows;" Western U.S. sense from 1849, as an adj. meaning "reckless," 1920s; cowlick is from 1598. Cowpoke (1881) was originally restricted to the cowboys who prodded cattle onto railroad cars with long poles.
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cow (v.)
1605, probably from O.N. kuga "oppress," of unknown origin, but perhaps having something to do with cow (n.) on the notion of easily herded.
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| cow | |
noun | |
| 1. | female of domestic cattle: "'moo-cow' is a child's term" |
| 2. | mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'bull' |
| 3. | a large unpleasant woman |
verb | |
| 1. | subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: overawe] |
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cow
In addition to the idiom beginning with cow, also see cash cow; holy cow; sacred cow; till the cows come home.
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cow1 [kau] noun
the female of cattle used for giving milk
Example: He has ten cows and a bull.
cow2 [kau] nounExample: He has ten cows and a bull.
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the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale
cow [kau] verb
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to subdue or control through fear
Example: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.
See also: cowboy, cowherd, cowhideExample: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.
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Beef\ (b[=e]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr. g[=o] cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.]1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food. Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (b[=e]vz).] A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. --Milton. 2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] "Great meals of beef." --Shak. 3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Bo"vine\, a. [LL. bovinus, fr.L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope. 2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament. The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. --W. Black.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Bu*col"ic\, a. [L. bucolicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? cowherd, herdsman; ? ox + (perh.) ? race horse; cf. Skr. kal to drive: cf. F. bucolique. See Cow the animal.] Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America. 5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below. 6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below. Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries. Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet. Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod. Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important species used as food. Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass (Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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A cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Lev. 22:28; Ex. 23:19; Deut. 22:6, 7). The reason for this enactment is not given. A state of great poverty is described in the words of Isa. 7:21-25, where, instead of possessing great resources, a man shall depend for the subsistence of himself and his family on what a single cow and two sheep could yield.
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