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Webster 1913 Edition

Cowish

Cow′ish

(kou′ĭsh)
,
Adj.
[From
Cow
,
Verb.
T.
]
Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
[R.]
Shak.

Cow′ish

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant (
Peucedanum Cous
) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon.
[Written also
cous
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Cowish

COWISH

,
Adj.
Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

cowish

cowish

English

Alternative forms

Noun

cowish ‎(uncountable)

  1. An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.

Etymology 2

cow +‎ -ish

Adjective

cowish ‎(comparative more cowish, superlative most cowish)

  1. timorous; fearful; cowardly
    It is the cowish terror of his spirit, That dares not undertake - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV, ii

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