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mad cows

mad cows is the plural of mad cow.

Meaning of mad cow

Noun

mad cow (usually uncountable, plural mad cows)

  1. (usually, by ellipsis) Mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
  2. (countable, usually) A cow afflicted with mad cow disease.
  3. (usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mad, cow.

Questions about mad cows

What is mad cows the plural of?
Mad cows is the plural of mad cow.

Words near mad cows in the dictionary

  1. mad as hops
  2. mad cap
  3. mad caps
  4. mad cow
  5. mad cow disease
  6. mad cows
  7. mad dog
  8. mad dogs
  9. mad dogs and Englishmen
  10. mad enough to chew nails
  11. mad for it

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