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cowped

cowped is the simple past and past participle of cowp.

Meaning of cowp

Verb

cowp (third-person singular simple present cowps, present participle cowping, simple past and past participle cowped)

  1. To fall or tip over.
    • He first manoeuvres them awhile, and then gets in a rage, Because he canna gar them fire nor han' to han' engage ; He grasps the warlike captain's ship, an' driving 't owre the tide, He scatters a' the foemen's ships an' cowps them on their side.1883, Alexander G. Murdoch, The Scottish Poets Recent and Living, page 194

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Questions about cowped

What is cowped the simple past and past participle of?
Cowped is the simple past and past participle of cowp.

Words near cowped in the dictionary

  1. cowpath
  2. cowpaths
  3. cowpats
  4. cowpea
  5. cowpeas
  6. cowped
  7. cowpen
  8. Cowpen Bewley
  9. cowpens
  10. cowpeople
  11. cowper

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