COW


Meaning of COW in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ beef

▪ dairy , milch ( BrE , often figurative ), milk ( esp. AmE )

The region is treated as a milch ~ by central government.

▪ sacred ( often figurative )

the sacred ~ of free-market economics

… OF COWS

▪ herd

VERB + COW

▪ breed

▪ milk

▪ kill , slaughter

COW + VERB

▪ low , moo

▪ chew the cud , graze

▪ calve

The ~ had difficulties calving.

COW + NOUN

▪ byre ( BrE ), shed (usually cowshed )

▪ pasture

▪ chip ( AmE ), dung , manure , muck , pat (usually cowpat ) ( BrE ), patty ( AmE ), pie ( AmE )

▪ bell (usually cowbell )

PHRASES

▪ a breed of ~

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