2 entries under this word

Cow

Cow, n.

noun

(kou), n.; pl. cows; old pl. KĪNE. [A-S. cā, Icel. kȳ, O. H. Ger. chuo, M. H. Ger. kuo, N. H. Ger. kuh, D. & Dan. koe, Sw. ko, Lat. cerva, Skr. gō, nom. gaus.]

The female of the bovine genus of animals.
A kind of chimney cap; a cowl. See COWL.

Cow, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. COWED; p. pr. & vb. n. COWING.] [Sw. kufva, Dan. kue, Icel. kúga, to depress; or perhaps an abbreviation of to coward.] To depress with fear; to sink the spirits or courage; to oppress with habitual timidity and subservience.

To vanquish a people already cowed and accustomed to flight. Steele.