Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowks
Literary usage of Cowks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1873)
"cowks, sb. pi. or cinders, coals burnt in common fire, not charr'd. Cragg, sb.
a stony, rocky bank, &c. Cratch, sft. ' a dish-cratch,' [the] same with the ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"... Mr John Down Mr John varel wood Sealer this is a Leagel vot by the ton mating
that if any presson or pressons »hall Leave their cowks [cows] out after ..."
3. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"Here is one more extract on the subject : — " This is a Leagel vot by the ton
meeting, that if any presson or pressons shall leave their cowks out after the ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"cowks, 53 Pa. 175. Where the meaning of a will is doubtful, tbe rule of equality
among children will be taken as a guide to interpretation. ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1873)
"cowks, sb. pi. or cinders, coals burnt in common fire, not charr'd. Cragg, sb.
a stony, rocky bank, &c. Cratch, sft. ' a dish-cratch,' [the] same with the ..."
6. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"... Mr John Down Mr John varel wood Sealer this is a Leagel vot by the ton mating
that if any presson or pressons »hall Leave their cowks [cows] out after ..."
7. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"Here is one more extract on the subject : — " This is a Leagel vot by the ton
meeting, that if any presson or pressons shall leave their cowks out after the ..."
8. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"cowks, 53 Pa. 175. Where the meaning of a will is doubtful, tbe rule of equality
among children will be taken as a guide to interpretation. ..."
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