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cowstealers

cowstealers is the plural of cowstealer.

Meaning of cowstealer

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

Questions about cowstealers

What is cowstealers the plural of?
Cowstealers is the plural of cowstealer.

Words near cowstealers in the dictionary

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

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