From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
cow
n 1: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
[syn: moo-cow]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
3: a large unpleasant woman
v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of
awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: overawe]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cow \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.]
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1. The mature female of bovine animals.
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2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals,
etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cow \Cow\ (kou), n. [See Cowl a hood.]
A chimney cap; a cowl
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cow \Cow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cowed (koud); p. pr. & vb. n.
Cowing.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan.
kue. Cf. Cuff, v. t.]
To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to
overawe.
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To vanquish a people already cowed. --Shak.
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THe French king was cowed. --J. R. Green.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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