cowpat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Having witnessed the burial, Gascoigne was to provide the final flourish, emptying over the hare a fresh cowpat from a Tupperware box.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2019
We’ve found 23 species of dung beetle in a single cowpat, one of which – the violet dor beetle – hasn’t been seen in Sussex for 50 years.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2018
Casting around for reasons why 2017 has, overall, been a financial cowpat for Hollywood, studios have pointed their finger at review-aggregating sites such as Rotten Tomatoes.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2017
The bird droppings dried quickly, but a cowpat took about a week to dry out and the lion feces almost two weeks.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2016
They were spread in the same way as if you take a nice fresh cowpat and hit it with a shovel very hard.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2012
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