- 1a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef cow's milk a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk) compare bull, calf, heifer see cattle
- 2the female of the elephant, whale, and some other large animals compare bull
- 3(slang) (disapproving) an offensive word for a woman You stupid cow! That interfering old cow has never liked me. see cash cow, sacred cow Idioms
to become very angry or anxious about something Don't have a cow—it's no big deal.
for a very long time; for ever You can talk till the cows come home—you'll never make me change my mind.
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