Cow, n.; pl.Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (kīn). [OE. cu, cou, AS. cū; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo, Icel. kȳr, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. βου̑σ, Skr. gō. √223. Cf. Beef, Bovine, Bucolic, Butter, Nylghau.]
1. The mature female of bovine animals.
2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.