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cow, cow$t, cowan, cowe, cowed, cowes, cowes_a, cowes_a$, cowes_aa, cowes_aw, cowie, cowit, cowt, heather-cowe, hedder-cowe, hedder-kowe, kow, kowe, whin-cow, whin-cowe,
cowe [kʌu]
n. A crop, a haircut. A trouncing, a humiliating defeat. A twig or tufted stem of a shrub or bush such as heather, broom or gorse.
v. To poll or crop the hair. To cut, to cut short. To overtop, surpass, outdo.
pt. pp. cowed adj. Closely cut, having short, thin hair. Polled, hornless. Frightened, coerced.
n. A crop, a haircut. A trouncing, a humiliating defeat. A twig or tufted stem of a shrub or bush such as heather, broom or gorse.
v. To poll or crop the hair. To cut, to cut short. To overtop, surpass, outdo.
pt. pp. cowed adj. Closely cut, having short, thin hair. Polled, hornless. Frightened, coerced.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cowes aw: Surpasses all.
cowie, U. cowan: A seal (because it has no visible ears).
heather-cowe: A large piece of heather pulled from the root.
whin-cowe: A large piece of gorse or furze pulled from the root.
cowie, U. cowan: A seal (because it has no visible ears).
heather-cowe: A large piece of heather pulled from the root.
whin-cowe: A large piece of gorse or furze pulled from the root.
Co$en, Cowe$en, Cowen, Cowend,
Cowen [ˈkʌuən, ˈkoən]
pn. Colvend (Dumfries and Galloway).
pn. Colvend (Dumfries and Galloway).
Compounds and phrases etc.
Cowen elder: A local name for a cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
couer, couerr, cour, courr, cover, coverr, cower, cowered, cowerin, cowerr, cowred, recower, recowerr,
cower [ˈkʌuər, ˈkuːər]
v. N. To recover, get well, to get over, to recover from.
pt. pp. cowert, cowered
v. N. To recover, get well, to get over, to recover from.
pt. pp. cowert, cowered
Compounds and phrases etc.
cowerin: Curative, therepeutic.
couck, couckit, couk, coukin, coukit, cowk, cowkin, cowkit, kowk, kowkit,
cowk [kʌuk, kok]
n. Retching or vomiting caused by nausea. The act of retching.
pt. pp. cowkit
n. Retching or vomiting caused by nausea. The act of retching.
pt. pp. cowkit
Compounds and phrases etc.
cowkin: Retching or vomiting.
Coulrain, Cowlrain, Cowlraine,
Cowlraine [kʌulren]
pn. Coleraine (County Londonderry).
pn. Coleraine (County Londonderry).
coan, cone, coun, cown,
cown [kʌun, koːn]
v. Of children: to weep, to cry aloud, lament.
Also keenie to cry, mourn, weep.
v. Of children: to weep, to cry aloud, lament.
Also keenie to cry, mourn, weep.
coped, coper, coup, couped, couper, coupit, coupt, cowp, cowped, cowper, cowpit, cowpt, cup, cuppan,
cowp [kʌup]
n. A barter, a deal, a bargain
v. To buy and sell or trade.
pt. pp. cowpit, cowpt
n. A barter, a deal, a bargain
v. To buy and sell or trade.
pt. pp. cowpit, cowpt
Compounds and phrases etc.
cowper [ˈkʌupər, ˈkupər]: A dealer, especially in horses and cattle.
coap, coop, cope, coup, couped, coupey, coupie, coupin, coupit, coupt, coupy, cowp, cowpe, cowped, cowpie, cowpin, cowpit, cowpt, cowpy, owercowp,
cowp [kʌup, U. kop]
n. A fall, tumble, an overturning, upset. A place for emptying rubbish, a dump.
dim. cowpie
v. To upset, overturn, capsize, to lay low, to ruin. Of a plough: to turn over the ground. To tilt up, to empty by overturning. To twist or sprain one's ankle etc. To overbalance, to fall over. To turn bankrupt, to fail.
pt. pp. cowpit, cowpt
n. A fall, tumble, an overturning, upset. A place for emptying rubbish, a dump.
dim. cowpie
v. To upset, overturn, capsize, to lay low, to ruin. Of a plough: to turn over the ground. To tilt up, to empty by overturning. To twist or sprain one's ankle etc. To overbalance, to fall over. To turn bankrupt, to fail.
pt. pp. cowpit, cowpt
Compounds and phrases etc.
cowpin: Overturning, tipping etc.
owercowp: To spill out.
owercowp: To spill out.
coult, cout, cowt, cowte, cyowt,
cowt [kʌut, NN.a. kjʌut]
n. A colt, a young horse. A rough, awkward person, an adolescent boy or girl. A weapon of offence, generally a string with a mass of knotted cord at end or a bannet tied closely.
v. To beat, thrash.
n. A colt, a young horse. A rough, awkward person, an adolescent boy or girl. A weapon of offence, generally a string with a mass of knotted cord at end or a bannet tied closely.
v. To beat, thrash.
Compounds and phrases etc.
simmer cowt: A summer heat-haze.
baulster-crab, carl_crab, carle_crab, crab, crabbit, crabbitness, crabbitness, crabit, craib, grabbid, kirsan, kirsan-crab, kirshan, kirshan-crab, kirssan, kirssan-crab,
crab [krab]
n. A crab (the crustacean)
v. To become angry, to show signs of rebellion, to grouse. With at: to find fault with, scold. To anger, provoke.
pt. pp. crabbit adj. In a bad temper, out of humour. Of land or weather: rough, boisterous.
n. A crab (the crustacean)
v. To become angry, to show signs of rebellion, to grouse. With at: to find fault with, scold. To anger, provoke.
pt. pp. crabbit adj. In a bad temper, out of humour. Of land or weather: rough, boisterous.
Compounds and phrases etc.
baulster-crab: A female partan Cancer pagurus.
carle crab: A male partan Cancer pagurus.
crabbitness: n. Bad temper.
deeb sea crab: The spider crab Hyas araneus.
hairper crab: The masked crab Corystes cassivelaunus.
kirssan-crab [NN.b. kɪrsən-]: A small (green or black) crab.
carle crab: A male partan Cancer pagurus.
crabbitness: n. Bad temper.
deeb sea crab: The spider crab Hyas araneus.
hairper crab: The masked crab Corystes cassivelaunus.
kirssan-crab [NN.b. kɪrsən-]: A small (green or black) crab.