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Webster 1913 Edition
Cow
Cow
,Noun.
pl.
Cows
(kouz); old pl. Kine
(kīn)
. 1.
The mature female of bovine animals.
2.
The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.
Cow
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cowed
(koud)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cowing
.] To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.
To vanquish a people already
cowed
. Shakespeare
THe French king was
cowed
. J. R. Green.
Cow
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cow
COW
,Noun.
plu.
Sea-cow, the Manatus, a species of the Trichechus. [See Sea-cow.]
COW
,Verb.
T.