Cow
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A cow (sense 1)
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English
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Pronunciation
- kou, /kaU/
- IPA: /kaʊ/
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Etymology
Old English cū from Germanic *kō(u)z. Cognates include Latvian govs and Latin bos, all derived from Proto-Indo-European *gwou.
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Noun
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- The female of the four-legged ruminant of the bovine genus cattle; the female of Bos primigenius taurus.
- The female of several species of mammal, including bovines, whales, seals and elephants.
- (derogatory) A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly or spiteful.
- Something annoying.
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Verb
to cow (third-person singular simple present cows, present participle cowing, simple past cowed, past participle cowed)
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To intimidate.
- Con artists are not cowed by the law.bg:cow
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