cow

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. bovine, calf, heifer; (pl.) kine, cattle. See animal. —v. t. intimidate, frighten. See fear.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. heifer, milk cow, dairy cow, bovine, critter*, bossy*; see also bull 1 , calf .

Breeds of cows include --- beef: Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Longhorn, Texas Longhorn, Durham, Sussex, Galloway, Charolais, whiteface*; dairy: Ayrshire, Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein-Friesian, Alderney, Brown Swiss, Dexter, Kerry, Simmenthal, Jutland, Red Danish; dual-purpose: Red Poll, Shorthorn, Devon, Dutch Belted, French Canadian.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

bovine, ruminant, bull, heifer, calf, *bossy.

WORD FIND

• barn: byre, stable

• beef breeds: Angus, Beefalo, Belted Galloway, Brahman, Charbray, Hereford, Texas Longhorn

• chew cud: ruminate

• cornstalks, hay, straw food: fodder

• dairy breeds: Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey

• dehorned animal: pollard

• diseases: hoof-and-mouth disease, mastitis, scours

• hairy portion of tail: switch

• milk gland: udder

• moo: low

• neck fold on some breeds: dewlap

• regurgitated food that is rechewed: cud

• stomachs: abomasum, omasum, reticulum, rumen

II

v.

intimidate, bully, unnerve, frighten, daunt, threaten, buffalo, bully, terrorize, browbeat.

ANT.: fortify, embolden, puff up

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten. Informal: strong-arm. See OVER.