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cow
1
[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. |
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| Main Entry: | until the cows come home |
| Part of Speech: | adv |
| Definition: | for a very long or indefinitely long time |
| Example: | He stayed out until the cows came home. |
| Etymology: | 1610 |
| Usage: | informal |
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