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Cower vs Hanch - What's the difference?

cower | hanch |

As a verb cower

is to crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear or cower can be (obsolete|transitive) to cherish with care.

As a noun hanch is

or hanch can be .

cower

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) kuren or from Scandinavian ((etyl) . Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.

Verb

(en verb)
  • To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
    • He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
  • * Dryden
    • Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
  • * Goldsmith
    • Like falcons, cowering on the nest.
    See also
    * coward * cowardice

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cherish with care.
    • (Webster 1913)

    hanch

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (es)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (es)

    • References

    * 1886 , A haunch. The Squire zend 'em a beautiful hanch o' venison.'' — Frederick Thomas Elworthy, ''The West Somerset Word-Book. A Glossary of Dialectical and Archaic Words and Phrases used in the West of Somerset and East Devon.