Cow"fish` (-f&ibreve;sh`), n. (Zo÷l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii). (c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish, trunkfish.
Cow"hage (kou"h&asl;j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw&amc;nch, koānch.] (Bot.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculŠ are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
Cow"heart`ed (-h?rt`?d), a. Cowardly.
The Lady Powis . . . patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.
R. North.
Cow"herd` (-h?rd`), n. [AS. cūhyrde; cū cow + hyrde a herder.] One whose occupation is to tend cows.
Cow"hide` (-h?d`), n. 1. The hide of a cow.