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cowstealer

cowstealer noun: one who steals cattle.

Noun

cowstealer (plural cowstealers)

  1. (obsolete, possibly) One who steals cattle.
    • They fixed his Skeleton to a Gibbet, upon that of an Oxe, because he had been a Cowstealer; they made Shoes of his Skin, and a Shirt of his Bowels.1695, François Maximilien Misson, A New Voyage to Italy, page 15
    • "They find it more honourable and safe to be king's evidence, than a cowstealer, though that be their natural profession."1823, Mathew Carey, Vindiciae historicae: or Ireland vindicated, page 304, quoting Ormond

Forms of cowstealer

pluralcowstealers

Origin of cowstealer

From cow + stealer.

Questions about cowstealer

What does cowstealer mean?
Cowstealer means one who steals cattle.
What part of speech is cowstealer?
Cowstealer is a noun.
What is the plural of cowstealer?
The plural of cowstealer is cowstealers.

Words near cowstealer in the dictionary

  1. cowsona
  2. cowsonas
  3. cowsons
  4. cowstall
  5. cowstalls
  6. cowstealer
  7. cowstealers
  8. cowtail
  9. cowtails
  10. cowtastrophe
  11. cowtastrophes

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