Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Cowardly

Cow″ard‐ly, a. 1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.Shak.2. Proceeding from fear of dan...

8831

Cowardly (2)

Cow″ard‐ly, adv. In the manner of a coward. Spenser.

8832

Cowardship

Cow″ard‐ship, n. Cowardice. Shak.

8833

Cowbane

Cow″bane′ (kou″bān′), n.(Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water heml...

8834

Cowberry

Cow″ber′ry (–bĕr′ry̆), n.; pl.Cowberries (–rĭz). (Bot.) A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-idæa), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; — locally calle...

8835

Cowbird

Cow″bird′ (–bẽrd′), n.(Zoöl.) The cow blackbird (Molothrus ater), an American starling. Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other bird...

8836

Cowblakes

Cow″blakes′ (–blāks′), n. pl. Dried cow dung used as fuel. Simmonds.

8837

Cowboy

Cow″boy′ (–boi′), n. 1. A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States.2...

8838

Cowcatcher

Cow″catch′er (–k?ch′?r), n. A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as ca...

8839

Cowdie

Cow″die (kou″dy̆), n.(Bot.) See Kauri.

8840

Cower

Cow″er (kou″ẽr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cowered (kou″ẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cowering.] [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.] To stoop...

8841

Cower (2)

Cow″er (kou″ẽr), v. t. To cherish with care.

8842

Cowfish

Cow″fish′ (–fĭsh′), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii). (c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two ...

8843

Cowhage

Cow″hage (kou″hā̍j), n. [Cf. Hind. kawānch, koānch.] (Bot.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fin...

8844

Cowhearted

Cow″heart′ed (–h?rt′?d), a. Cowardly.The Lady Powis... patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.R. North.

8845

Cowherd

Cow″herd′ (–h?rd′), n. [AS. cūhyrde; cū cow + hyrde a herder.] One whose occupation is to tend cows.

8846

Cowhide

Cow″hide′ (–h?d′), n. 1. The hide of a cow.2. Leather made of the hide of a cow.3. A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

8847

Cowhide (2)

Cow″hide′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cowhided; p. pr. & vb. n.Cowhiding.] To flog with a cowhide.

8848

Cowish

Cow″ish (kou″ĭsh), a. [From Cow, v. t.] Timorous; fearful; cowardly. Shak.

8849

Cowish (2)

Cow″ish, n.(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon. [Written also cous.]

8850

Cowitch

Cow″itch (kou″?ch; 224), n.(Bot.) See Cowhage.

8851

Cowl

Cowl (koul), n. [AS. cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G. kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla, cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to conceal...

8852

Cowl (2)

Cowl, n. [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub, vat, fr. L. cupa. See Cup.] A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. Johnson.

8853

Cowled

Cowled (kould), a. Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. “That cowled churchman.” Emerson.

8854

Cowleech

Cow″leech′ (kou″l?ch′), n. [2d cow + leech a physician.] One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.

8855

Cowleeching

Cow″leech′ing, n. Healing the distemper of cows.

8856

Cowlick

Cow″lick′ (–l?k′), n. A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow.