Cow

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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

• 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

• 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.

• cow

  Applied by whalers to the female whale. ♦ To cow. To depress with fear. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Cow

  [Bull, Bullock] ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Ant cow

  ·add. ·- Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Cow parsley

  ·- An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre). ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• 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

• Cow tree

  ·- A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incis...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Cow-pilot

  ·noun A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Sea cow

  ·- The <<Dugong>>. II. Sea cow ·- The <<Walrus>>. III. Sea cow ·- The <<Mantee>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Cow Cross

  See St. John Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• 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.

• cow juice

  Milk. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cow-handed

  Awkward. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cow-hearted

  Fearful. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• cow-brakes

  cow-dung dried for fuel. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• cow-cleaning

  the after-birth of a cow. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• cow-scarn

  cow-dung. Cumb. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• cow-hitch

  A slippery or lubberly hitch. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• sea-cow

  One of the names given to the manatee (which see). See manatee ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Cow Cross Street

  See St. John Street. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Red Cow Alley

  Tower Hill, 1660 (L. and P. Commonwealth, 1659-60, p.545). No further reference. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Fox Court, Cow Lane

  See Fox and Knot Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• White Lyon Yard, Cow Lane

  See White Lion Court3. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.