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Definition of Cowish
1. a. Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
2. n. An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon.
Definition of Cowish
1. Noun. An umbelliferous plant (''Peucedanum cous'') with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowish
1. like a cow [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowish
Literary usage of Cowish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"... the same phrase: Rau benite de Cour," Steevens) ; III. ii. 10. Courtesy; " do
a c. to," yield, give way to; III. vii. 26. Cover, hide; I. i. 284. cowish ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"We find here cowe used alone, in the sense of coward, and shall see cowish also,
for timid. I would not go further for a ... cowish. Dastardly, timid. ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"We find here cowe used alone, in the sense of coward, and shall see cowish also,
for timid. I would not go further for a ... cowish. Dastardly, timid. ..."
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