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cow | barn |

As an acronym cow

is (computing).

As a noun barn is

(label) a building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle or barn can be (dialect|parts of northern england) a child.

As a verb barn is

to lay up in a barn.

cow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia cow) (en-noun) (see usage notes)
  • A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf.
  • More generally, any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age.
  • The meat of such animals as food (more commonly called beef).
  • The female of larger species of mammal, including bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
  • (derogatory, informal) A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly, argumentative, mean or spiteful.
  • (informal) Anything that is annoyingly difficult, awkward or graceless.
    • That website is a real cow to navigate.
  • (informal) A conniption fit or hissy fit; a state of agitation .
  • (mining) A wedge or brake to stop a machine or car; a chock.
    • (Knight)
    Usage notes
    The plural cows is the normal plural for multiple individuals, while cattle is used in a more collective sense. The umlaut plurals ky, kye and kine are archaic and no longer in common use.
    Synonyms
    * bitch * bastard, bitch, bugger (UK)
    Antonyms
    * (female domesticated ox or other bovine) bull
    See also
    * (meat) chicken, pig, pork, goat, lamb, mutton
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from "cow") * cowboy * cow catcher, cowcatcher * cow corner * cowgirl * cowherd * cowmilk, cow milk * cowpoke * cowpool * cowpuncher * cowshed * cow shot * cow tipping * cash cow * have a cow * holy cow * sacred cow

    See also

    * * beef * bovine * bull * calf * cattle * heifer * steer * low * moo * ox * veal

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
    • Con artists are not cowed by the law.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To vanquish a people already cowed .

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A chimney cowl.
  • * 1836 , Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers ?
    • Who could live to gaze from day to day on bricks and slates, who had once felt the influence of a scene like this? Who could continue to exist, where there are no cows but the cows on the chimneypots; nothing redolent of Pan but pan-tiles;

    Anagrams

    * (l) English nouns with irregular plurals

    barn

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
  • * , chapter=11
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.}}
  • (label) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.
  • An arena.
    • Derived terms
    * barnstar * barnstorm * barnyard * barn dance * barn door * barn owl * barn-raising * born in a barn * raised in a barn * smell the barn

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay up in a barn.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Men often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.
    (Fuller)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) barn, bern, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, parts of Northern England) A child.
    • Synonyms
    * (child) bairn

    Anagrams

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