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black cow

black cow noun: a root beer float.

Noun

black cow (plural black cows)

  1. (slang) A root beer float.
    • Just when it seems so clear / That it's over now / Drink your big black cow / And get out of here1977, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Black Cow”, in Aja, performed by Steely Dan
  2. (slang) A drink made from birch beer and chocolate ice cream.

Forms of black cow

pluralblack cows

Questions about black cow

What does black cow mean?
Black cow means a root beer float.
What part of speech is black cow?
Black cow is a noun.
What is the plural of black cow?
The plural of black cow is black cows.

Words near black cow in the dictionary

  1. black copper
  2. black coral
  3. black corals
  4. black cotton soil
  5. Black Country
  6. black cow
  7. black cows
  8. black crake
  9. black crakes
  10. black crappie
  11. black crappies

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