cows

Pasture milk producers

Cows are adult female cattle, kept primarily for milk, meat, and leather.

The term extends loosely to females of other large mammals: elephant cows, whale cows.

To cow someone is to intimidate or subdue them through fear: The prisoners were cowed into silence.

Holy cow! expresses surprise.

bovine

cattle

Domesticated bovines kept commercially

  • heiferChildless female cattle
  • steerDirect movement or castrated bull
  • bullSteer before castration

calf · oxen · bison · buffalo · yak · ruminant · ungulate · hoofed · mammal · domesticated

herding

herd

Grazing animals together

drover · cowboy · corral · wrangler · rancher · stockyard · branding · mustering · lariat · rodeo

dairy

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

cream · butterfat · pasteurization · cheese · yogurt · whey · casein · homogenization · parlor · Holstein

farming

barnyard

Farm's animal enclosure

husbandry · feedlot · barn · trough · stall · hay · manure · veterinary · auction · slaughter

grazing

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

alfalfa · clover · forage · cud · silage · hayfield · graze · range · feedlot · browse

intimidate

bully

Habitual intimidator

  • dauntDiscourage through fear
  • overaweSubdue by inspiring dread
  • menaceSource of potential harm

coerce · browbeat · domineer · frighten · pressure · threaten · subdue · unnerve · deter · dishearten

sacred

Hindu

Follower of ancient Indian religion

ahimsa · worship · taboo · protected · wandering · reverence · Krishna

Categories
Opposites
sex/gender within cattle

cowsbulls

Adult male cattle

steers · oxen · heifers · calves

intimidation verb (cows as in "to cow someone")

cowsemboldens

Makes brave enough to act

encourages · heartens · inspires · rallies · steels

Phrases
Family

cow, cowed, cowing, cowl, cowhand, cow's, cowhide, cowslip, cowpoke

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