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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cow \Cow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cowed} (koud);; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cowing}.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan. kue. Cf. {Cuff}, v. t.] To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe. To vanquish a people already cowed. --Shak. THe French king was cowed. --J. R. Green. | |
