Cowturd
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A piece of solid cow feces.
"The Cheuyn is also a warie fish to take, and very fearefull: In March he will byte at the redde worme at the ground, for commonly he will byte at the ground, and somewhat déeepe at all times of the yeare, in Aprill, the cadyce or ditch canker, and the canker that bréedeth in the barke of a trée, and the worme that bréeedeth betwéene the barke and the Oke trée: also the red worme, and the young frogge his legges and féete cut off, also the stone Cadyce flye, and the bobbe worme vnder the cowturd, likewise the redde snaile:[…]"
Example
More examples"The Cheuyn is also a warie fish to take, and very fearefull: In March he will byte at the redde worme at the ground, for commonly he will byte at the ground, and somewhat déeepe at all times of the yeare, in Aprill, the cadyce or ditch canker, and the canker that bréedeth in the barke of a trée, and the worme that bréeedeth betwéene the barke and the Oke trée: also the red worme, and the young frogge his legges and féete cut off, also the stone Cadyce flye, and the bobbe worme vnder the cowturd, likewise the redde snaile:[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English cowis-tord, cow torde, kowe tordes pl; equivalent to cow + turd.
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