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A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine. The terms bull, cow and calf are also used by extension to denote the sex or age of other large animals, including whales, hippopotamus, camels, elk and elephants.
"Holy cow!" (and other similar terms), an exclamation of surprise used mostly in the United States, Canada, Australia, and England, is a minced oath or euphemism. The expression dates to at latest 1905. [ 1 ]
Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend [ 1 ] and stories of such feats viewed as tall tales . [ 2 ]
A sacred cow is a figure of speech for something considered immune from question or criticism, especially unreasonably so. [1] [better source needed] This idiom is thought to originate in American English, although similar or even identical idioms occur in many other languages.
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
A new trial to add a methane-suppressing additive into cow food has prompted online shoppers to threaten a ... Boevar is “fully metabolized” by the cow meaning it is “not present in milk or ...
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. [2] Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. [1] Later in the course of the disease, the cow becomes unable to function normally. [1]
It is not related to the English word awful, which originally meant "inspiring awe," then shifted meaning to "terrifying" and then to "very bad." [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Organ meat is typically referred to with established terms used for other edible parts of the animal, such that the heart of a cow would be known as beef heart, while that of a pig would ...