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| beef |
meat from a cow. |
| beestings |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the first milk of a mammal, esp. a cow, after giving birth; colostrum. |
| blaze2 |
a white or light mark on the face of a cow or horse. [1/3 definitions] |
| bossy3 |
(informal) a cow. |
| bovine |
of, related to, or resembling a cow or ox. [2/3 definitions] |
| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
a fatal disease, also known as "mad cow disease," that affects the nervous system of cattle. |
| branding iron |
a long-handled metal implement, usu. with a stamp or symbol at the end, that is heated and pressed against a surface, esp. the skin of a cow, to make a burn of a particular shape for identification. |
| calf1 |
a young cow or bull. A young whale or elephant is also called a calf. |
| cloven |
being divided or split, as the hoof of a cow or goat. [1/2 definitions] |
| corpus luteum |
a pharmaceutical preparation made from this gland of a hog or cow, with progesterone as the active ingredient. [1/2 definitions] |
| cowbell |
a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make known where it is. |
| cowhide |
the skin and hair of a cow, or leather made from the skin of a cow. |
| earmark |
an identifying mark made on the ear of an animal such as a cow. [1/4 definitions] |
| farrow2 |
of a cow, not pregnant. |
| freshen |
of a cow, to give birth and thus produce milk. [1/4 definitions] |
| heifer |
a young cow that has not had a calf. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. [1/4 definitions] |
| hide2 |
the skin of one of the larger animals such as a buffalo or cow. |
| hock1 |
the portion of the hind leg of a horse, cow, or the like that corresponds to the human ankle. [1/4 definitions] |
| Holstein |
any of a black-and-white breed of dairy cow originating in northern Holland. [1/2 definitions] |
| jersey |
(cap.) a dairy cow of a tan-coated breed developed for rich milk. [1/3 definitions] |
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