Webster's Dictionary 1828

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COW-PARSNEP

COW-PARSNEP, noun A plant of the genus Heracleum.

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COW-PEN

COW-PEN, noun A pen for cows.

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COW-POX

COW-POX, noun The vaccine disease.

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COW-QUAKES

COW-QUAKES, noun Quaking grass, the Briza, a genus of plants.

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COW-WEED

COW-WEED, noun A plant of the genus Chaerophyllum, or chervil.

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COW-WHEAT

COW-WHEAT, noun A plant of the genus Melampyrum.

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COWARD

COWARD, noun [Latin]1. A person who wants courage to meet danger; a poltroon; a timid or pusillanimous man.A coward does not always escape with disgrace, but sometimes loses his...

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COWARDICE

COWARDICE, noun Want of courage to face danger; timidity; pusillanimity; fear of exposing ones person to danger.COWARDICE alone is loss of fame.Did cowardice; did injustice ever...

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COWARDLIKE

COWARDLIKE, adjective Resembling a coward; mean.

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COWARDLINESS

COWARDLINESS, noun Want of courage; timidity; cowardice.

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COWARDLY

COWARDLY, adjective1. Wanting courage to face danger; timid; timorous; fearful; pusillanimous.2. Mean; base; befitting a coward; as a cowardly action.3. Proceeding from fear of ...

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COWARDOUS

COWARDOUS, adjective Cowardly. [Not used.]

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COWARDSHIP

COWARDSHIP, noun Cowardice. [Not used.]

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COWER

COWER, verb intransitive To sink by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; to stoop or sink downwards.Our dame wits cowering oer a kitchen fire.COWER, verb transitive To cheris...

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COWHAGE

COWHAGE, COW-ITCH, noun A leguminous plant of the genus Dolichos, a native of warm climates. It has a fibrous root and an herbaceous climbing stalk, with red papilionaceous flow...

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COWHERD

COWHERD, noun [See Herd.] One whose occupation is to tend cows.

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COWISH

COWISH, adjective Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [Little used.]

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COWL

COWL, noun1. A monks hood, or habit, worn by the Bernardines and Benedictines. It is either white or black.What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?2. A vessel to be carri...

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COWL-STAFF

COWL-STAFF, noun A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.

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COWLED

COWLED, adjective Wearing a cowl; hooded; in shape of a cowl, as a cowled leaf.

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COWLIKE

COWLIKE, adjective Resembling a cow.

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COWRY

COWRY, noun A small shell, the Cypraea moneta, used for coin in Africa and the East Indies.

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COWS-LIP

COWSLIP, COWS-LIP noun A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American cowship belongs to the genus Dodecatheon; the Jerusalem and mountain cowslip...

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COWS-LUNGWORT

COWS-LUNGWORT, noun A plant of the genus Verbascum.

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COWSLIP

COWSLIP, COWS-LIP, noun A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American cowship belongs to the genus Dodecatheon; the Jerusalem and mountain cowsli...

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COXCOMB

COXCOMB, noun [cocks comb.]1. The top of the head.2. The comb resembling that of a cock, which licensed fools wore formerly in their caps.3. A fop; a vain showy fellow; a superf...

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COXCOMBLY

COXCOMBLY, adjective Like a coxcomb. [Not used.]