cow
Meanings
Plural: cattle, cows, kine, kye
Noun
- female of domestic cattle:
- "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
- mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
- a large unpleasant woman
- An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
- Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.
- Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
- Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
- A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
- A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- A third-year cadet at West Point.
- A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
- A chimney cowl.
- LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient.
Verb
- subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
- To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws
Proto-Germanic *kōz
Proto-West Germanic *kō
Old English cū
Middle English cou
English cow
Inherited from Middle English cou, cu, from Old English cū (“cow”), from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).
Cognate with Sanskrit गो (go), Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Persian گاو (gâv)), Latvian govs (“cow”), Proto-Slavic *govędo (Serbo-Croatian govedo, Russian говядина (govjadina, “beef”), Scots coo (“cow”), North Frisian ko, kø (“cow”), West Frisian ko (“cow”), Dutch koe (“cow”), Low German Koh, Koo, Kau (“cow”), German Kuh (“cow”), Swedish ko (“cow”), Norwegian ku (“cow”), Icelandic kýr (“cow”), Latin bōs (“ox, bull, cow”) (whence English beef), Armenian կով (kov, “cow”). Doublet of beef.
The plural kine is from Middle English kyne, kyn, kuin, kiin, kien (“cows”), either a double plural of Middle English ky, kye (“cows”), equivalent to modern kye + -en, or inherited from Old English cūna (“cows', of cows”), genitive plural of cū (“cow”).
Synonyms
bastard, bitch, browbeat, buffalo, bugger, bulldoze, bully, cattle beast, cow, cow class, cow event, cow-class event, cow-like event, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, dolphinet, domineer, drive, hector, intimidate, LFBOT, luminous fast blue optical transient, menace, moo-cow, overawe, strong-arm
Scrabble Score: 8
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