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cow-hearted

cow-hearted is the alternative form of cowhearted.

Meaning of cowhearted

Adjective

cowhearted (comparative more cowhearted, superlative most cowhearted)

  1. cowardly
    • The Lady Powis […] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.a. 1734, Roger North, Examen

Forms of cow-hearted

comparativemore cow-hearted
superlativemost cow-hearted

Questions about cow-hearted

What is cow-hearted the alternative form of?
Cow-hearted is the alternative form of cowhearted.

Words near cow-hearted in the dictionary

  1. cow-creamer
  2. cow-creamers
  3. cow-dung
  4. cow-eyed
  5. cow-handed
  6. cow-hearted
  7. cow-hocked
  8. cow-juice
  9. cow-lick
  10. cow-lilies
  11. cow-lily

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