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cowping

cowping is the present participle and gerund 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 cowping

What is cowping the present participle and gerund of?
Cowping is the present participle and gerund of cowp.

Words near cowping in the dictionary

  1. cowpersons
  2. cowpie
  3. cowpies
  4. cowpilot
  5. cowpilots
  6. cowping
  7. cowpiss
  8. Cowplain
  9. cowplop
  10. cowplops
  11. cowpock

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