COWS
cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
(noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; “so many head of cattle”; “wait till the cows come home”; “seven thin and ill-favored kine”- Bible; “a team of oxen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cows
plural of cow
Etymology 2
Verb
cows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cow
Etymology 3
Noun
cows (uncountable)
Alternative form of kouse
Anagrams
• CWOs, scow
Source: Wiktionary
COW
Cow (kou), n. Etym: [See Cowl a hood.]
Definition: A chimney cap; a cowl
Cow, n.; pl. Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (k. Etym: [OE. cu, cou, AS. c;
akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo, Icel. k, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox,
cow, Gr. g. sq. root223. Cf. Beef, Bovine, Bucolic, Butter, Nylghau.]
1. The mature female of bovine animals.
2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
Cow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cowed (koud);; p. pr. & vb. n. Cowing.]
Etym: [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan. kue. Cf.
Cuff, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
Cow, n. Etym: [Prob. from same root as cow, v.t.] (Mining)
Definition: A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a
chock. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition