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cow bite

cow bite noun: a large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.

Noun

cow bite (plural cow bites)

  1. A large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.
    • "You two have been brought closer together by that cow bite, I see." "You said cow bite before, I guess you mean 'goose.' Do you?" Sissy asked.1975, Norman Keifetz, The Sensation, page 178
    • She pulled at the pants, inflicting some painful cow bites on Carl's legs.2012, J. W. Stockton, Fardnock's Revenge, →ISBN, page 81
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cow, bite.

Verb

cow bite (third-person singular simple present cow bites, present participle cow biting, simple past cow bit, past participle cow bitten)

  1. To administer a cow bite.
    • You can use the grip to cow bite (grip, squeeze and twist) the tenderflesh on the inside of the upper arm.2009, Mark Hatmaker, Doug Werner, No Second Chance: A Reality-Based Guide to Self-Defense, →ISBN, page 130

Forms of cow bite

Noun
pluralcow bites
Verb
third-person singular presentcow bites
present participlecow biting
pastcow bit
past participlecow bitten

Origin of cow bite

From the metaphor that one is making a cow's mouth with one's hand.

Questions about cow bite

What does cow bite mean?
Cow bite means a large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.
What part of speech is cow bite?
Cow bite can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cow bite?
The plural of cow bite is cow bites.

Words near cow bite in the dictionary

  1. cow bell
  2. cow bells
  3. cow belt
  4. cow bingo
  5. cow bit
  6. cow bite
  7. cow bites
  8. cow biting
  9. cow bitten
  10. cow blowing
  11. cow bunny

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