Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cow"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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 reason for this enactment
is not given. A state of great poverty is described in the words
of Isa. 7:21-25, where, instead of possessing great resources, a
man shall depend for the subsistence of himself and his family
on what a single cow and two sheep could yield.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cow \Cow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cowed} (koud);; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Cowing}.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan.
kue. Cf. {Cuff}, v. t.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cow \Cow\, n. [Prob. from same root as cow, v. t.] (Mining)
A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a
chock. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cow \Cow\ (kou), n. [See {Cowl} a hood.]
A chimney cap; a cowl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cow \Cow\, n.; pl. {Cows} (kouz); old pl. {Kine} (k[imac]n).
[OE. cu, cou, AS. c[=u]; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo,
Icel. k[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. boy^s, Skr.
g[=o]. [root]223. Cf. {Beef}, {Bovine}, {Bucolic}, {Butter},
{Nylghau}.]
1. The mature female of bovine animals.
2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals,
etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cow
n 1: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow'" is a child's term"
[syn: {moo-cow}]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
3: a large unpleasant woman
v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of
awe [syn: {overawe}]
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