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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.

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

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cowy adj.

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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 cū]

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cow ²

Verb

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

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Cow a bunch of twigs; a birch or besom of twigs.

Examples: cow of heather, 1651; of birch; of broom; of twigs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cow - female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" moo-cow 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
Verb	1.	cow - subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) overawe awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" buffalo - intimidate or overawe

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cow

verb intimidate, daunt, frighten, scare, bully, dismay, awe, subdue, unnerve, overawe, terrorize, browbeat, psych out (informal) dishearten

Translations

cow [kau] n → vaca

vt → intimidar

cow [kau] n → vache f

cpd → femelle

vt → effrayer, intimider

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

cpd → Kuh-

vt → einschüchtern

cow [kau] n → vacca

cpd → femmina

vt → intimidire;

cow elephant n → elefantessa

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cow¹

n cow [kau]

1 the female of cattle used for giving milk He has ten cows and a bull.koeiبَقَـرهкраваkrávakodie Kuhαγελάδαvacalehmگاو مادهlehmävacheפָּרָהगायkravatehénsapikÿrmucca雌牛암소, 젖소karvėgovslembu betinakoekukrowavacavacăкороваkravakravakravakoวัวตัวเมียinek母牛короваگاۓbò cái母牛

2 the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale. koeiأُنثـى بَعض الحَيواناتженскаsamiceko; hun-die Kuhθηλυκό θηλαστικώνhembra (de algunos animales)emaneماده برخی از پستاندارانnaarasfemelleנְקֵבָה של בע”חधमकियों द्वारा जीतना या नियंत्रित करनाslonica, ženka kitanősténybinatang betinakÿr, kvendÿrfemmina (di grosso mammifero)*雌(코끼리·고래 등의) 암컷patelė(ziloņa, vaļa) mātītebetina binatangwijfjehunn(-), –kusamicafêmeafemelăсамка (слона, кита)krava, samicasamica (slona, kita)ženkakoตัวเมียdişi...母獸самицяکچ‍ھ دوسرے جانوروں کی مادہchỉ giống cái của một số động vật母兽

n ˈcowboy

in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch. veedrywerراعي بَقَـرкаубойkovboj, honákcowboyder Cowboyγελαδάρηςvaquero, cowboy (cine, etc)kauboiگاو چرانcowboycow-boyבּוֹקֵרघुड़सवार गोपालkaubojlovas marhapásztorkoboikúrekicowboy, mandrianoカウボーイ카우보이kaubojus, raitas piemuokovbojskoboicowboycowboy, gjeterguttpastuch bydłavaqueirocowboyковбойkovbojgovedarkaubojcowboyโคบาลkovboy牛仔,牧童ковбойچرواهاcao bồi牧童

n ˈcowherd

a person who looks after cows. beeswagterبقّار، راعي بقرговедарošetřovatel kravcowboy; kodriverder Kuhhirteγελαδάρηςpastor de ganado, vaquerolehmakarjusگله بان؛ گاوچرانkarjapaimenvacher/-èreרוֹעֵהग्वालाkravargulyásgembala sapikúahirðir/-smalivaccaro牛飼い소치는 사람piemuogovju ganspenjaga lembukoeherderrøkter, gjeterpastuchvaqueirovăcarпастухošetrovateľ, -ka krávkravji pastirčovek koji brine o kravamaboskapsherdeคนเลี้ยงวัวsığır çobanı放牛人пастух, чередникگایوں کا گلّ‍ہngười chăn bò放牛人

n / adj ˈcowhide

(of) the skin of a cow made into leather a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag.beesvelمن جِلد البَقَـرволска кожаkravská kůžeoksehud; okselæder; kohuddas Rindslederδέρμα αγελάδαςcueroveisenahkچرم گاوlehmänvuotapeau de vacheעוֹר בָּקַרगाय की खालkravlja kožatehénbőrkulit sapikÿrhúð, nautshúðcuoio di vacca牛皮쇠가죽(의)jaučio odagovs ādakulit lemburundleerku-/oksehudskóra wołowacouro(de/din) piele de vacăволовья кожаkravská kožakravje usnjekravljikohud, koläderหนังวัวsığır derisi牛皮волова шкіраگاۓ کا چم‍ڑا، گاۓ ک‍ے چم‍ڑ‍ے کی بنی هوئى چيزda bò thuộc牛皮