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[kou] 
–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. |
cow
2 [kou] –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
1595–1605; < ON kūga to oppress, cow; cf. Dan kue to cow
Synonyms:
terrorize, scare, bully.
terrorize, scare, bully.
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| cow 1 (kou) n.
[Middle English cou, from Old English cū; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.] cow'y adj. |
| cow 2 (kou) 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
Cow\ (kou), n. [See Cowl a hood.] A chimney cap; a cowlCow
Cow\, n.; pl. Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (k[imac]n). [OE. cu, cou, AS. c[=u]; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo, Icel. k[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. boy^s, Skr. g[=o]. [root]223. Cf. Beef, Bovine, Bucolic, Butter, Nylghau.]1. The mature female of bovine animals. 2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.Cow
Cow\, n. [Prob. from same root as cow, v. t.] (Mining) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. --Knight.
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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.
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Cow
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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| COW cellsite on wheels |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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