What does "cow" mean?
Cow: The mature female of bovine animals.
Additional senses
- 2.The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
- 3.To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe. To vanquish a people already cowed. Shak. THe French king was cowed. J. R. Green.
- 4.A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. Knight.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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