cow 1
— cowlike , adj.
/kow/ , n. , pl. cows , ( Archaic ) kine .
1. the mature female of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos.
2. the female of various other large animals, as the elephant or whale.
3. Informal. a domestic bovine of either sex and any age.
4. Slang ( disparaging and offensive ). a large, obese, and slovenly woman.
5. Offensive. a woman who has a large number of children or is frequently pregnant.
6. till or until the cows come home , for a long time; forever: You can keep arguing till the cows come home, but I won't change my mind.
[ bef. 900; ME cou, OE cu; c. G Kuh, D koe, ON kyr, L bos, Gk boûs ox; cf. BOVINE, GAUR ]
cow 2
/kow/ , v.t.
to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe.
[ 1595-1605; kuga to oppress, cow; cf. Dan kue to cow ]
Syn . terrorize, scare, bully.