3 definitions
for Cows
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cow \Cow\, n.; pl. Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (k[imac]n).
[OE. cu, cou, AS. c[=u]; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo,
Icel. k[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. boy^s, Skr.
g[=o]. [root]223. Cf. Beef, Bovine, Bucolic, Butter,
Nylghau.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The mature female of bovine animals.
[1913 Webster]
2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals,
etc.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
cows \cows\ n. pl. [pl. of cow.]
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or
age; as, wait till the cows come home.
Syn: cattle, kine, oxen, Bos taurus.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
cows
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or
age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come
home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team
of oxen" [syn: cattle, kine, oxen, Bos taurus]
