cow
/kaʊ/ noun A1- An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. · The whole herd is out to pasture right now — the cows, calves, and heifers are out back, and the bulls are down by the creek.
- Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves. · We saw lots of cows at the farm show, including some surprisingly gigantic bulls.
- Beef: the meat of cattle as food. · The only meat I eat is cow.
- Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
- A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- A third-year cadet at West Point.
- A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
Plural cows
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## XXIII THE COW
THE friendly cow all red and white,
And when the morning came and the mists were all white and cold, he saw the man’s child pick up a wicker pot plastered inside with earth, fill it with lumps of red-hot charcoal, put it under his blanket, and go out to tend the cows in the byre.
It would not tire a wounded cow.
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