cow
noun
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
had cowed
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past perfectof cow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The NUM had cowed Heath’s government with its militant tactics.
From Economist ● Apr. 11, 2013
Unwittingly, Colbert walked into a fiefdom commanded by a rogue cop so intimidating that he had cowed an entire neighborhood, and so clever that he had won 14 perfect job ratings in 14 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shock which had cowed and almost crushed some of Mr. Newman's friends roused and fired Mr. James Mozley.
From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by R. W. (Richard William) Church
But his contempt for the ruffian he had cowed was too fearless.
From A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine
Not a man ventured to address him about John—he had cowed them too long.
From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
