cow
noun
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
have cowed
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present perfectof cow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In theory, the demise of the National Industrial Recovery Act could have cowed the administration, as the Supreme Court seemed poised to begin striking down much of the New Deal.
From Slate ● May 1, 2021
That experience seems not to have cowed him.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2010
Such intense journalism might have cowed the Post in the decadent days of the McLean regime, but Publisher Meyer refused to lie down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under other circumstances this might have cowed me; now it did not.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
The man who was ushered into the room was of a stature and demeanor which might well have cowed the valet.
From The Bartlett Mystery by Louis Tracy
