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Cows Kaʊ Milk Noun Bre Cow’s Herd Dairy

Word cow
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kaʊ / NAmE / kaʊ /
Example
  • cow’s milk
  • a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk)
  • you stupid cow!
  • that interfering old cow has never liked me.
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cow

(noun)BrE / kaʊ / NAmE / kaʊ /
  1. a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef
    • compare bull
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bull
    • cow’s milk
    • a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk)
  2. the female of the elephant, whale and some other large animals
    • compare bull
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bull
  3. an offensive word for a woman
    • You stupid cow!
    • That interfering old cow has never liked me.
  4. an unpleasant person, thing or situation
  5. to become very angry or anxious about something
    • Don't have a cow—it's no big deal.
  6. for a very long time; for ever
    • You can talk till the cows come home—you’ll never make me change my mind.

    Word Origin

    • noun Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koe and German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bos and Greek bous.
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