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~Cowering~, _s._ Recovery.

_Barbour._

COW-FISH, _s._ The Mactra lutraria, Mya arenaria, or any other large oval sh.e.l.lfish, Orkney.

COWFYNE, _s._ A ludicrous term.

_Evergreen._

COWHUBBY, _s._ A cow-herd.

_Evergreen._

Belg. _koe_, a cow, and _hobb-en_, to toil, q. a cow-herd.

COWIE, _s._ The name given to the Porpoise in the Firth of Tay.

COWIE, _s._ A cow wanting horns, S.

V. ~Cow~, _v._

COWIE, adv. Very; as _cowie weel_, very well, Lanerks.

~Cowie~, _adj._ Odd, queer, Lanerks.

COWIT, _part. pa._

1. Closely cut.

2. Having short and thin hair.

V. ~Cow~, _v._

_To_ COWK, _v. n._ To reach ineffectually; in consequence of nausea, S.

B.

Germ. _koch-en_, id.; Isl. _kuok-a_, gula niti.

COWKIN, _s._ A beggar, a needy wretch.

Fr. _coquin_, id.