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cow
(redirected from cowy)

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cow 1  (kou)
n.
1. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.
2. The mature female of other large animals, such as whales, elephants, or moose.
3. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.
Idioms:
have a cow
Slang To become amazed, angered, or upset: He had a cow when he saw the mess we made.
till the cows come home Informal
For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement.

[Middle English cou, from Old English c; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]

cowy adj.

cow 2  (kou)
tr.v. cowed, cow·ing, cows
To frighten with threats or a show of force. See Synonyms at intimidate.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

cowed·ly (-d-l) adv.

cow 1
Noun
1. the mature female of cattle
2. the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant or whale
3. Not in technical use any domestic species of cattle
4. Informal, offensive a disagreeable woman [Old English ]

cow 2
Verb
to frighten or subdue with threats [Old Norse kūga to oppress]

Cow a bunch of twigs; a birch or besom of twigs.
Examples: cow of heather, 1651; of birch; of broom; of twigs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cowcow - female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
udder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
springing cow, springer - a cow about to give birth
heifer - young cow
poll - the part of the head between the ears
2.cow - mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
3.cow - a large unpleasant woman
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person
Verb1.cow - subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
buffalo - intimidate or overawe

cow
Translations
cow [kau] nvaca
vtintimidar

cow [kau] nvache f
cpdfemelle

cow [kau] n (animal, inf!) (woman) → Kuh f
cpdKuh-

cow [kau] nvacca
cpdfemmina
vtintimidire;
cow elephant nelefantessa

cow1
n cow [kau]
1 the female of cattle used for giving milk He has ten cows and a bull. koei بَقَـره крава kráva ko die Kuh αγελάδα vaca lehm گاو ماده lehmä vache פָּרָה गाय krava tehén sapi kÿr mucca 雌牛 암소, 젖소 karvė govs lembu betina koe ku krowa vaca vacă корова krava krava krava ko วัวตัวเมีย inek 母牛 корова گاۓ bò cái
2 the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale. koei أُنثـى بَعض الحَيوانات женска samice ko; hun- die Kuh θηλυκό θηλαστικών hembra (de algunos animales) emane ماده برخی از پستانداران naaras femelle נְקֵבָה של בע”ח धमकियों द्वारा जीतना या नियंत्रित करना slonica, ženka kita nőstény binatang betina kÿr, kvendÿr femmina (di grosso mammifero) (코끼리·고래 등의) 암컷 patelė (ziloņa, vaļa) mātīte betina binatang wijfje hunn(-), –ku samica fêmea femelă самка (слона, кита) krava, samica samica (slona, kita) ženka ko ตัวเมีย dişi... 母獸 самиця کچ‍ھ دوسرے جانوروں کی مادہ chỉ giống cái của một số động vật
n cowboy
in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch. veedrywer راعي بَقَـر каубой kovboj, honák cowboy der Cowboy γελαδάρης vaquero, cowboy (cine, etc) kauboi گاو چران cowboy cow-boy בּוֹקֵר घुड़सवार गोपाल kauboj lovas marhapásztor koboi kúreki cowboy, mandriano カウボーイ 카우보이 kaubojus, raitas piemuo kovbojs koboi cowboy cowboy, gjetergutt pastuch bydła vaqueiro cowboy ковбой kovboj govedar kauboj cowboy โคบาล kovboy 牛仔,牧童 ковбой چرواها cao bồi
n cowherd
a person who looks after cows. beeswagter بقّار، راعي بقر говедар ošetřovatel krav cowboy; kodriver der Kuhhirte γελαδάρης pastor de ganado, vaquero lehmakarjus گله بان؛ گاوچران karjapaimen vacher/-ère רוֹעֵה ग्वाला kravar gulyás gembala sapi kúahirðir/-smali vaccaro 牛飼い 소치는 사람 piemuo govju gans penjaga lembu koeherder røkter, gjeter pastuch vaqueiro văcar пастух ošetrovateľ, -ka kráv kravji pastir čovek koji brine o kravama boskapsherde คนเลี้ยงวัว sığır çobanı 放牛人 пастух, чередник گایوں کا گلّ‍ہ người chăn bò
n / adj cowhide
(of) the skin of a cow made into leather a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag. beesvel من جِلد البَقَـر волска кожа kravská kůže oksehud; okselæder; kohud das Rindsleder δέρμα αγελάδας cuero veisenahk چرم گاو lehmänvuota peau de vache עוֹר בָּקַר गाय की खाल kravlja koža tehénbőr kulit sapi kÿrhúð, nautshúð cuoio di vacca 牛皮 쇠가죽(의) jaučio oda govs āda kulit lembu rundleer ku-/oksehud skóra wołowa couro (de/din) piele de vacă воловья кожа kravská koža kravje usnje kravlji kohud, koläder หนังวัว sığır derisi 牛皮 волова шкіра گاۓ کا چم‍ڑا، گاۓ ک‍ے چم‍ڑ‍ے کی بنی هوئى چيز da bò thuộc


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