Cow

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English

Pronunciation

  • kou, /kaU/
  • IPA: /kaʊ/

Etymology

Old English from Germanic *kō(u)z. Cognates include Latvian govs and Latin bos, all derived from Proto-Indo-European *gwou.

Noun

Singular
cow

Plural
cows or, archaic, kine

  1. The female of the four-legged ruminant of the bovine genus cattle; the female of Bos primigenius taurus.
  2. The female of several species of mammal, including bovines, whales, seals and elephants.
  3. (derogatory) A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly or spiteful.
  4. 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.

  1. Con artists are not cowed by the law.bg:cow

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