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7. Often used metaph. S. like E. _snib_.
_Ramsay._
~Cow~, ~Kow~, _s._
1. A twig of any shrub or plant, S.
_Priests Pebl._
2. Used to denote a bush.
_Minst. Bord._
3. A besom made of broom, S.
_Warton._
4. An instrument of correction, like E. _birch_, S.
5. The fuel used for a temporary fire, S.
_Ross._
6. The act of pruning, viewed metaph. S.
_Burns._
COW, KOW, _s._
1. A scarecrow, S.
_Hamilton._
2. A hobgoblin, S.
_Philotus._
_To play kow_, to act the part of a goblin.
_Roull._
From E. _cow_, to intimidate; or Isl. _kug_, suppressio.
~Cow~. _Brown cow_, a ludicrous designation given by the vulgar to a barrel of beer or ale, from its colour, as contra-distinguished from that of milk, S.
_Ramsay._
COWAN, _s._ A fis.h.i.+ng boat.
_Wodrow._
Su. G. _kogge_, C. B. _cwch_, linter.
COWAN, _s._
1. One who does the work of a mason, but has not been regularly bred, S.
2. One who builds dry walls, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Su. G. _kujon_, h.o.m.o imbellis; Fr. _coi-on_, a base fellow; from Su. G. _kufw-a_, supprimere, insultare.
COWART, _s._ Covert.
_Wallace._
COWARTRY, _s._ Cowardice.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
COWATYSS.
V. ~Couatyse~.
COW-CLOOS, _s. pl._ Common trefoil, S. B. Trifolium pratense, Linn.
COWCLYNK, _s._ A harlot.
_Lyndsay._
Perhaps from _cow_, and _clink_, money; q. one who prunes the purse.
_To_ COWER, COWYR, COUR, _v. a._ To recover.
_Barbour._
Abbrev. from Fr. _recouvrir_.
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