cow
IPA: kˈaʊ
noun
- (strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
- (loosely or informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.
- (uncommon, uncountable) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
- (uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
- (biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- (derogatory, UK, Australia, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
- (mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- (US, military, slang) A third-year cadet at West Point.
- (fishing, slang) A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
- (UK, dialect) A chimney cowl.
- (astronomy) LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient
- A surname
- (computing, uncountable) Acronym of copy-on-write.
- (naval, uncountable) Acronym of chief of watch.
- Alternative form of C of W
- Initialism of clerk of works. [A person employed by an architect or a client on a construction site, representing the interests of the client by ensuring that the materials and workmanship meet specifications and quality standards.]
- A placename
- Ellipsis of Cow Creek.
- Ellipsis of Cow Island.
- Ellipsis of Cow Lake.
- Ellipsis of Cow Mountain.
verb
- (transitive, chiefly in the passive voice) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
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Examples of "cow" in Sentences
- They had pied cows.
- The cows are missing.
- The flea bit the cow.
- The cow is domesticated.
- The cow is going out of the barn.
- The king demanded the magical cow.
- The dog brought the cows into the barn.
- Eventually, the parasites infect the cows.
- It was a disease of the horse inoculated on the cow.
- The bridle from the saddle and the cow from the cattle.
- I lived close to my uncle, and he had a bunch of kids, too, and we was all the time having what I call cow pasture ball.
- A good cattleman can tell when a cow is about to drop, unless he has a large herd the cow should be barned up to be kept safe.
- There's no word on whether magic beans, a giant beanstalk or a pantomime cow are involved, though we hear Kevin Spacey is up for playing the cow* should McQuarrie add such a role.
- I have not seen a cow, but only a part which tells me a cow is there; for all the cows I ever saw had hoofs of that general description, and so it fits into my concept _cow_, and into no others.
- This week's storm will "have some impact, but it wasn't what we call a cow-killer," said Mike Eisenbart, who has 140 head of cattle on his ranch in Kit Carson County about 140 miles east of Denver.
- Any cow dat kin walk in so 'umble, after all de res' git done, an 'pick up a little scrap o' leavin's out'n de trough de way she do -- an 'turn it eve'y bit into good yaller butter -- _dat what I calls a cow!
- The boy went to the door and listened, but all was perfectly still; so he set down the boots, rolled his apron into what he called a cow's tail, the process consisting in twisting it up very tightly and tucking it round his waist.