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cowtastrophe

cowtastrophe noun: a catastrophe involving cattle.

Noun

cowtastrophe (plural cowtastrophes)

  1. (humorous, informal) A catastrophe involving cattle.
    • As the reclining cow commonly rises first behind [...] with so close a shave upon a cow-tastrophe, I should not stand upon ceremony in the dark.1859, Nathaniel Parker Willis, The Convalescent, page 24
    • Adrian College students corral two cows in the college chapel, and were so chumpy as to be caught at it. Ten boys must face the faculty for this cowtastrophe.1904, Moderator Topics, volume 25, page 736

Forms of cowtastrophe

pluralcowtastrophes
alternative formcow-tastrophe

Origin of cowtastrophe

Blend of cow + catastrophe.

Questions about cowtastrophe

What does cowtastrophe mean?
Cowtastrophe means a catastrophe involving cattle.
What part of speech is cowtastrophe?
Cowtastrophe is a noun.
What is the plural of cowtastrophe?
The plural of cowtastrophe is cowtastrophes.

Words near cowtastrophe in the dictionary

  1. cowstalls
  2. cowstealer
  3. cowstealers
  4. cowtail
  5. cowtails
  6. cowtastrophe
  7. cowtastrophes
  8. cowtaur
  9. cowter
  10. cowters
  11. Cowthorpe

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