cow

(redirected from cows)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia.

Related to cows: Dairy cows

cow

1. the mature female of any species of cattle, esp domesticated cattle

2. the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant, whale, and seal

3. any domestic species of cattle

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

What does it mean when you dream about a cow?

The appearance of a cow in a dream may indicate passive, docile, or fertile aspects. It may also indicate nourishment and fulfillment if the cows are waiting to be milked. To dream of contentedly grazing cows usually signifies prosperity and happiness.

cow

[kau̇]

(agriculture)

A domestic bovine of any sex or age.

(vertebrate zoology)

A mature female cattle of the genus Bos.

Cow

(dreams)

In our dreams, this simple domestic animal can represent a variety of very important and deeply felt issues. In some cultures the cow is a sacred symbol, representing divine qualities of fertility, nourishment and motherhood. Consider the details in your dream and make attempts to identify the individual, (it could be you), to whom the symbolism applies. Additional characteristics to consider when interpreting a dream with cows as one of the primary symbols are passivity, docility, and general contentment with life. The cow is mostly a positive dream symbol, and superstition-based dream interpretations say that grazing cows are symbols of prosperity, contentment, and happiness.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Cow

a female horned bovine animal which has calved. A female that has not yet calved is called a heifer. Cows are used to reproduce cattle herds and to produce milk and meat. The term “cow” is sometimes applied to the females of some other large even-toed ungulate species, such as deer and moose.

References in classic literature ?

But, indeed, since there was no hope of regaining the friends of his boyhood, or ever seeing his dear sister again, Cadmus resolved to make himself happy with these new companions, who had grown so fond of him while following the cow.

The brindled cow, which has led us hither, will supply us with milk.

They went thither to fetch some, leaving Cadmus stretched on the ground along with the brindled cow; for, now that he had found a place of rest, it seemed as if all the weariness of his pilgrimage, ever since he left King Agenor's palace, had fallen upon him at once.

But do not you suppose that it made Cadmus sorrowful to think of the melancholy fate which had befallen those poor, friendly people, who had followed the cow along with him?

View in context

The first case of mad cow disease was found in Japan in September 2001.

LEAD: Hokkaido cow with BSE was fed meat-and-bone meal

The move follows the consultations of Gatsibo district management which agreed on 24th February 2018 that cows encroaching the precincts of Gabiro military barracks should be impounded and auctioned to keep the money in public coffers.

157 cattle impounded grazing in Gabiro military barracks to be auctioned

The newly formed Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog, an establishment created for the protection and development of cows and their progeny, has decided to carve a route that will wind through places in the country which breed indigenous cows.

Cow in India plays football, breaks the internet

According to the locals, at least 15 cows have died or went missing while the shelter workers took another 5-6 cow away on loaders.

Over a dozen cows starve to death in cow shelter in UP

According to Kisii County Commissioner Godfrey Kigochi, his counterpart in Nyandarua informed him on Friday morning that the cows had been spotted in the region.

Kisii police recover five cows stolen in Nyandarua

Barely a few days ago, a news-item captured the story of farmers, who braved the cold weather to protect a bunch of cows in UP.

By Cows, For Cows, Of Cows

"This means we have cows at different stages of lactation within the Thanks to this new system we know when each cow enters the milking parlour where she is in her pregnancy or if she's just calved."

Dairy farmer tracking his cows' wellbeing

Diversions were put in place throughout the early hours of the morning as the cows continued to cause problems.

Escaped cows cause M6 closure for HOURS as police battle to corral them during thunderstorm; The weather hampered efforts to get them back to safety

Full browser ?

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close