cow

  • 41cow — I n A fit. When she saw the damage to her car, she had a cow. 1950s II n An obnoxious or misfortunate woman. Poor cow, having to live with that man. 1860s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 42cow — See: holy cats or holy cow, sacred cow …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 43cow — 1 noun (C) 1 a large female animal that is kept on farms and produces milk compare bull 1 (1) 2 a male or female animal of this type 3 the female of some large land and sea animals, such as the elephant or the whale 4 BrE spoken an impolite way… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44cow — Noun. 1. A contemptible woman, a bitch . Derogatory, but often used less aggressively, as an affectionate aside, as in silly cow , see also moo . 2. A difficult or objectionable task or thing. E.g. It was a cow of a job, and took twice as long as …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 45cow — n. a fat or ugly woman. (Cruel.) □ That cow can hardly get through the door. □ Wouldn’t you think a cow like that would go on a diet? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 46cow — English has two completely distinct words cow. The commoner, ‘female of cattle’ [OE], is a word of very ancient ancestry. It goes back via West and North Germanic *kōuz to a hypothetical Indo European *gwōus, which was also the source of Latin… …

    Word origins

  • 47cow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cou, from Old English cū; akin to Old High German kuo cow, Latin bos head of cattle, Greek bous, Sanskrit go Date: before 12th century 1. a. the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) b. the mature female of various …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 48COW — Die Abkürzung COW steht für: Copy On Write, eine Optimierungsmethode in der Datenverarbeitung Cluster Of Workstations, eine Computernetzwerktechnologie Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben W …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 49cow — 1. noun /kaʊ/ a) A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf. That website is a real cow to navigate. b) More generally, any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age. Syn: bitch …

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  • 50Cow of a — difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable (thing or person): That s a cow of a thing to say …

    Dictionary of Australian slang