Part 2520

<h1>Covin</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cov"in</hw> <tt>(k?v"?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>covine</ets>, <ets>covaine</ets>, fr. <ets>covenir</ets> to agree. See <er>Covenant</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Deceit; fraud; artifice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Covinous</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cov"in*ous</hw> <tt>(k?v"?n-?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.</def>

<h1>Cow</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow</hw> <tt>(kou)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cowl</er> a hood.]</ety> <def>A chimney cap; a cowl</def>

<h1>Cow</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cows</plw> (kouz); old pl. <plw>Kine</plw> <tt>(k<?/n)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>cu</ets>, <ets>cou</ets>, AS. <ets>c<?/</ets>; akin to D. <ets>koe</ets>, G. <ets>kuh</ets>, OHG. <ets>kuo</ets>, Icel. <ets>k<?/r</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>ko</ets>, L. <ets>bos</ets> ox, cow, Gr. <?/<?/<?/. Skr. <ets>g<?/</ets>. &root;223. Cf. <er>Beef</er>, <er>Bovine</er>, <er>Bucolic</er>, <er>Butter</er>, <er>Nylghau</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The mature <i>female of bovine animals</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.</def>

<h1>Cow</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cowed</er> <tt>(koud)</tt>;; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>kuga</ets>, Sw. <ets>kufva</ets> to check, subdue, Dan. <ets>kue</ets>. Cf. <er>Cuff</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.</def>

<blockquote>To vanquish a people already <b>cowed</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>THe French king was <b>cowed</b>. <i>J. R. Green.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cow</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from same root as <ets>cow</ets>, v.t.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Cowage</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"age</hw> <tt>(kou1?j)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cowhage</er>.</def>

<h1>Cowan</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"an</hw> <tt>(kou"<it>a</it>n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>couillon</ets> a coward, a cullion.]</ety> <def>One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <note>Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for <i>pretender</i>, <i>interloper</i>.</note>

<h1>Coward</h1> <Xpage=336>

<hw>Cow"ard</hw> <tt>(kou"?rd)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>couard</ets>, <ets>coard</ets>, <ets>coart</ets>, <ets>n.</ets> and adj., F. <ets>couard</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>coe</ets>, <ets>coue</ets>, tail, F. <ets>queue</ets> (fr. L. <ets>coda</ets>, a form of <ets>cauda</ets> tail) + <ets>-ard</ets>; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. <er>Cue</er>, <er>Queue</er>, <er>Caudal</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.</def>

<blockquote>Fie, <b>coward</b> woman, and soft-hearted wretch. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.</def>