cowan
American
[kau-uhn]
/ ˈkaʊ ən /
noun
cowans
plural
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a person who is not a member of the order of Freemasons but claims to be or seeks to discover or expose its secrets.
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Scot.. a builder of dry stone walls, especially one who is not trained in the trade of masonry.
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