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Cleaning
·noun The act of making clean.
II. Cleaning ·noun The afterbirth of cows, ewes, ·etc.
III. Cleanin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow
·noun A chimney cap; a cowl.
II. Cow ·noun The mature female of bovine animals.
III. Cow ·noun The...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cow
To sleep like a cow, with a **** at one's a-se; said of a married man; married men being supposed to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to cow
To depress with fear.--Webster.
By reason of their frequent revolts, they have drawn upon them the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow
Applied by whalers to the female whale.
♦ To cow. To depress with fear.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ant cow
·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow parsley
·- An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow parsnip
·- A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow tree
·- A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incis...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow-pilot
·noun A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis);
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea cow
·- The <<Dugong>>.
II. Sea cow ·- The <<Walrus>>.
III. Sea cow ·- The <<Mantee>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cow Cross
See St. John Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cow Lane
West out of West Smithfield to Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Elmes, 1831).
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cow itch
The product of a sort of bean, which excites an insufferable itching, used chiefly for playing trick...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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milch cow
One who is easily tricked out of his property; a term used by gaolers, for prisoners who have money ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cow-tree
n.
a native tree of New Zealand.Maori name, Karaka (q.v.).
1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Natu...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cow-lease
A right of pasturage for a cow, in a common pasture. Used in some towns of New England.--Pickering's...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow-lick
A twist, or wreathing in the hair, which, in a calf, might be supposed to have been licked by the co...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow parsnip
(Heracleuin latanum.) The popular name of a plant classed among the herbs prepared by the 'Shakers,'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mulley cow
A name used for a cow chiefly among children, or by parents when speaking to children; as, 'the old ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cow-brakes
cow-dung dried for fuel. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cow-scarn
cow-dung. Cumb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cow-hitch
A slippery or lubberly hitch.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-cow
One of the names given to the manatee (which see).
See manatee
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cow Cross Street
See St. John Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cow Alley
Tower Hill, 1660 (L. and P. Commonwealth, 1659-60, p.545).
No further reference.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox Court, Cow Lane
See Fox and Knot Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lyon Yard, Cow Lane
See White Lion Court3.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.