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7. Often used metaph. S. like E. _snib_.

_Ramsay._

~Cow~, ~Kow~, _s._

1. A twig of any shrub or plant, S.

_Priests Pebl._

2. Used to denote a bush.

_Minst. Bord._

3. A besom made of broom, S.

_Warton._

4. An instrument of correction, like E. _birch_, S.

5. The fuel used for a temporary fire, S.

_Ross._

6. The act of pruning, viewed metaph. S.

_Burns._

COW, KOW, _s._

1. A scarecrow, S.

_Hamilton._

2. A hobgoblin, S.

_Philotus._

_To play kow_, to act the part of a goblin.

_Roull._

From E. _cow_, to intimidate; or Isl. _kug_, suppressio.

~Cow~. _Brown cow_, a ludicrous designation given by the vulgar to a barrel of beer or ale, from its colour, as contra-distinguished from that of milk, S.