cow
v. frighten, intimidate n. adult female bovine (especially one which is raised to supply milk or meat); adult female of various large mammals (i.e. elephant, whale, etc.) | ||||
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Cow Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Cow
(v. t.)
To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.
(n.)
The mature female of bovine animals.
(n.)
The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
(n.)
A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.
(n.)
A chimney cap; a cowl
(v. t.)
To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.
(n.)
The mature female of bovine animals.
(n.)
The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
(n.)
A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.
(n.)
A chimney cap; a cowl
| WordNet 2.0 |
cow
Noun
1. female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
(synonym) moo-cow
(hypernym) cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
(hyponym) springer, springing cow
(part-meronym) udder, bag
2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
(hypernym) placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
3. a large unpleasant woman
(hypernym) unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
Verb
1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
(synonym) overawe
(hypernym) awe
(hyponym) buffalo
(derivation) coward
Noun
1. female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
(synonym) moo-cow
(hypernym) cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
(hyponym) springer, springing cow
(part-meronym) udder, bag
2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
(hypernym) placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
3. a large unpleasant woman
(hypernym) unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
Verb
1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
(synonym) overawe
(hypernym) awe
(hyponym) buffalo
(derivation) coward
| The Phrase Finder |
Till the cows come home
Meaning
For a long but indefinite time.
Origin
Paraphrased by Groucho Marx in Duck Soup. 'I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I'll dance with the cows and you come home.'
Meaning
For a long but indefinite time.
Origin
Paraphrased by Groucho Marx in Duck Soup. 'I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I'll dance with the cows and you come home.'
| Australian Slang |
Cow
1. bad tempered woman; 2. term of abuse: “You miserable cow”; 3. a cow of a (something or someone) - difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable (thing or person): “That's a cow of a thing to say”
1. bad tempered woman; 2. term of abuse: “You miserable cow”; 3. a cow of a (something or someone) - difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable (thing or person): “That's a cow of a thing to say”
Cannot get a kick in a cow yard
about a useless football player
Chase up a cow
find a dry spot outdoors, usually with sexual intentions
Cow cockie
1. a land owner or a person from the country; 2. small-scale cattle farmer
Cow corner
(cricket) area of the field over mid wicket (so called because this is where an agricultural shot is aimed at)
Cow juice
milk
Cow of a
difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable (thing or person): “That's a cow of a thing to say”
Cow shot
(cricket) stroke made without style or discrimination
Cow-pat lotto
form of lottery in which a cow is placed in a pristine paddock which has been divided into numbered square metres, the winner being decided by where the first cow-pat falls
Cow-tow
bow and scrape to someone
Cowpuncher
(US) cowboy
Dark as three feet up a cow's arsehole
extremely dark
Fair cow
anything regarded as disagreeable or difficult
Go pull a cow's cunt over your head and get a bull to fuck some sense into you
wake up to yourself
Holy cow
exclamation indicating surprise, indignation, etc.
Hunt up a cow
find a dry spot outdoors, usually with sexual intentions
Not to have cow
not to get unduly upset (originally US slang (1960s); currently popularised by the television show "The Simpsons")
Wait till the cows come home
to wait all day
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
| hEnglish - advanced version |
cow
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. to vanquish a people already cowed. the french king was cowed. r. green.
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.
cow
\cow\ (kou), n. [see cowl a hood.] a chimney cap; a cowl
cow
\cow\, n.; pl. cows (kouz); old pl. kine (kīn). [oe. cu, cou, as. cū; akin to d. koe, g. kuh, ohg. kuo, icel. k&ymacr;r, dan. & sw. ko, l. bos ox, cow, gr. boy^s, skr. gō. ?223. cf. beef, bovine, bucolic, butter, nylghau.]
1. the mature female of bovine animals.
2. the female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
similar words(18)
bush cow
cow-nosed ray
cow oak
cow parsley
cow parsnip
cow sharks
springing cow
cow cockle
cow tree
cow dung
cow lily
cow-pilot
a cow
ant cow
cow chip
moo-cow
lady cow
grunting cow
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. to vanquish a people already cowed. the french king was cowed. r. green.
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.
cow
\cow\ (kou), n. [see cowl a hood.] a chimney cap; a cowl
cow
\cow\, n.; pl. cows (kouz); old pl. kine (kīn). [oe. cu, cou, as. cū; akin to d. koe, g. kuh, ohg. kuo, icel. k&ymacr;r, dan. & sw. ko, l. bos ox, cow, gr. boy^s, skr. gō. ?223. cf. beef, bovine, bucolic, butter, nylghau.]
1. the mature female of bovine animals.
2. the female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
similar words(18)
bush cow
cow-nosed ray
cow oak
cow parsley
cow parsnip
cow sharks
springing cow
cow cockle
cow tree
cow dung
cow lily
cow-pilot
a cow
ant cow
cow chip
moo-cow
lady cow
grunting cow
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
cow
bó [bo'w] (pl. ba) f.
cow in calf: bho thórmaigh
v., cuir eagla ar
The juice of a cow is good, alive or dead: Is maith sú bó, beo nó marbh
bó [bo'w] (pl. ba) f.
cow in calf: bho thórmaigh
v., cuir eagla ar
The juice of a cow is good, alive or dead: Is maith sú bó, beo nó marbh
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Anneirfuwch
Anneirfuwch = n. a young cow
Anneirfuwch = n. a young cow
Beudail
Beudail = n. cow dung
Beudy
Beudy = n. cow house
Biswail
Biswail = n. a drain in a cow house; cow dung
Bu
Bu = n. a being; a cow; v. was, it came to pass
Burwy
Burwy = n. a cow fetter
Buwch
Buwch = n. a cow
Henfon
Henfon = n. a breeding cow
Myswynog
Myswynog = n. a farrow cow
Cow Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Cow
Cow The ancients employed certain animals as symbols to convey specific aspects of philosophical and religious teachings to the multitude, and "the cow-symbol is one of the grandest and most philosophical among all others in its inner meaning" (SD 2:470). Generally, the cow represents the fructifying power in nature -- the Divine Mother or feminine principle. Among the Scandinavians that which first appeared at the birth of the universe was the divine cosmic cow, Audhumla, from whom flowed four streams of milk, providing sustenance to all the beings that followed. Among the Greeks the founding of a new race was associated with the cow -- as instances, Io and Europa. In Egypt the goddesses representing the aspect of the Universal Mother are associated with cow symbols, principally Hathor and Isis. In India the cow symbol is reverenced: Kamaduh or Surabhi (the cow of plenty) represents the nourishing and sustaining vital and productive principle in nature. The goddesses of lunar type are found to be connected in symbology with the cow.
"The cow was in every country the symbol of the passive generative power of nature, Isis, Vach, Venus -- the mother of the prolific god of love, Cupid, but, at the same time, that of the Logos whose symbol became with the Egyptians and the Indians -- the bull -- as testified to by Apis and the Hindu bulls in the most ancient temples. In esoteric philosophy the cow is the symbol of creative nature, and the Bull (her calf) the spirit which vivifies her, or 'the Holy Spirit' " (SD 2:418n). See also BULL ; CALF
Cow The ancients employed certain animals as symbols to convey specific aspects of philosophical and religious teachings to the multitude, and "the cow-symbol is one of the grandest and most philosophical among all others in its inner meaning" (SD 2:470). Generally, the cow represents the fructifying power in nature -- the Divine Mother or feminine principle. Among the Scandinavians that which first appeared at the birth of the universe was the divine cosmic cow, Audhumla, from whom flowed four streams of milk, providing sustenance to all the beings that followed. Among the Greeks the founding of a new race was associated with the cow -- as instances, Io and Europa. In Egypt the goddesses representing the aspect of the Universal Mother are associated with cow symbols, principally Hathor and Isis. In India the cow symbol is reverenced: Kamaduh or Surabhi (the cow of plenty) represents the nourishing and sustaining vital and productive principle in nature. The goddesses of lunar type are found to be connected in symbology with the cow.
"The cow was in every country the symbol of the passive generative power of nature, Isis, Vach, Venus -- the mother of the prolific god of love, Cupid, but, at the same time, that of the Logos whose symbol became with the Egyptians and the Indians -- the bull -- as testified to by Apis and the Hindu bulls in the most ancient temples. In esoteric philosophy the cow is the symbol of creative nature, and the Bull (her calf) the spirit which vivifies her, or 'the Holy Spirit' " (SD 2:418n). See also BULL ; CALF
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Cow
A cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Lev. 22:28; Ex. 23:19; Deut. 22:6, 7). The reason for this enactment is not given. A state of great poverty is described in the words of Isa. 7:21-25, where, instead of possessing great resources, a man shall depend for the subsistence of himself and his family on what a single cow and two sheep could yield.
A cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Lev. 22:28; Ex. 23:19; Deut. 22:6, 7). The reason for this enactment is not given. A state of great poverty is described in the words of Isa. 7:21-25, where, instead of possessing great resources, a man shall depend for the subsistence of himself and his family on what a single cow and two sheep could yield.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Cow
See: Bull, Bullock
See: Bull, Bullock
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Parah
a cow; increasing
a cow; increasing
Cow Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Middle-earth v2.2b |
Cows
Cattle and kine.
Domestic beasts kept throughout Middle-earth. The most famous were the eastern variety known as the Kine of Araw.
Cattle and kine.
Domestic beasts kept throughout Middle-earth. The most famous were the eastern variety known as the Kine of Araw.
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
cow
bos (bovis )
bos (bovis )
| Chaucer's Middle English Glossary |
cow
noun chough, a crow-like bird
noun chough, a crow-like bird
| Stephen King |
Cow Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| 9300+ Computer Acronyms |
COW
Computer On Wheels
Computer On Wheels
Cow Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Cow
Sexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf.
Sexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf.
| Telecom Terms |
COW
Cluster Of Workstations;
Character Oriented Window-interface
Cluster Of Workstations;
Character Oriented Window-interface
| Industry Glossary |
cow
Sexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf.
Sexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf.
Cow Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Cattle
For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. For other uses of terms associated with cattle, see Cow (disambiguation), bull, and Ox (disambiguation).
Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows (though technically cow refers only to female bovines), are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are honored in religious ceremonies and revered. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion head of cattle in the world today. | See more at Wikipedia.org... |
Copy-on-write
Copy-on-write (sometimes referred to as "COW") is an optimization strategy used in computer programming. The fundamental idea is that if multiple callers ask for resources which are initially indistinguishable, you can give them pointers to the same resource. This fiction can be maintained until a caller tries to modify its "copy" of the resource, at which point a true private copy is created to prevent the changes becoming visible to everyone else. All of this happens transparently to the callers. The primary advantage is that if a caller never makes any modifications, no private copy need ever be created.
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Cow (disambiguation)
Cow may refer to:
- The female of several species of mammal, including bovines, whales, seals and elephants and Cattle
- Insulting term for an obese or unpleasant woman
- Vacas, Cows in English, is a 1991 Spanish film
- Al-Baqara, "the Cow", the second chapter of the Qur'an
- An intelligent or powerful programmer in Chinese informatics competitions e.g. National Olympiad in Informatics, China
- Cow (Cow & Chicken), a female character on the animated series Cow & Chicken
- "Cows" (song), a song by Grandaddy from their 1992 album Prepare to Bawl
- The Cows, noise rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998
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