COWERS

Verb

cowers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cower

Anagrams

• escrow, scower

Source: Wiktionary


COWER

Cow"er (-r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cowered (-rd);p. pr. & vb. n. Cowering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.]

Definition: To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. Dryden. Like falcons, cowering on the nest. Goldsmith.

Cow"er (kou"r), v. t.

Definition: To cherish with care. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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