plural cows
1
a
: the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
b
: the mature female of various usually large animals (such as an elephant, whale, or moose)
c
: a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age
2
informal, disparaging + offensive
: an unpleasant, annoying, or vacuous woman
cowed; cowing; cows
: to destroy the resolve or courage of
also
: to bring to a state or an action by intimidation
—used with into
… like too many Asian armies, adept at cowing a population into feeding them … —Edward Lansdale
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