Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowflop
Literary usage of Cowflop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"cowflop, (1) Digitalis purpurea, L. One of the many names for the Foxglove.
(2) Avena sativa, L. To distinguish from Tartarian Oats. (3) A tall flower, ..."
2. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"(Cf. cowflop.) (3) Ranunculus acris, L. Not an unnatural name, as the golden
blossoms spring up in every meadow. (4) Primula Auricula, L., ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"One of its French names is Cresson de cheval. Cow-fat. ' The red valerian.'—Hal.
Wr. Centranthus ruber, DC. cowflop. Digitalis purpurea, L.—Den. Hal. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"Cowardly; timid. North. A cow without horns is called cowed. COWEY. Club-footed.
Лог«. COW-FAT. The red valerian. cowflop. The foxglove. Devon. COW-FOOTED. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1847)
"Cowardly; timid. North. A cow without horns is called cowed. COWEY. Club-footed.
North. COW-FAT. The red valerian. cowflop. The foxglove. Devon. COW-FOOTED. ..."
6. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"One of its French names is Cresson de cheval. Cow-fat. 'The red valerian.'—Hal.
"Wr. Centranthus ruber, DC. cowflop. Digitalis purpurea, L.—Den. Hal. ..."
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