[kaʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef
(e.g: a dairy cow)

- an unpleasant or disliked woman
(e.g: what does he see in that cow?)


Phrases:
- a cow of a —
- have a cow
- till the cows come home

Origin:
Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koe and German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bos and Greek bous

[kaʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation
(e.g: the intellectuals had been cowed into silence)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: probably from Old Norse kúga ‘oppress’