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cow college

cow college noun: an agricultural university or college.

Noun

cow college (countable and uncountable, plural cow colleges)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An agricultural university or college.
    • He thought he had read someplace (perhaps in one of his classes at the University of Maine at Farmington, a cow college from which he had graduated with absolutely no honors at all) that a severe shock to the nervous system sometimes had that very effect […]1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
    Synonyms:
    Moo U, Silo Tech

Synonyms of cow college

Forms of cow college

pluralcow colleges

Questions about cow college

What does cow college mean?
Cow college means an agricultural university or college.
What part of speech is cow college?
Cow college is a noun.
What is the plural of cow college?
The plural of cow college is cow colleges.

Words near cow college in the dictionary

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  8. cow corner
  9. cow corners
  10. cow creamer
  11. cow creamers

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