cowflesh

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cowflesh

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From Middle English cowe flesh (also kowes flesche), equivalent to cow + flesh. Compare German Kuhfleisch (“cow meat”), West Frisian kowefleis, Dutch koeievlees, koeienvlees.

noun cow-flesh · cow flesh

uncountable The meat or flesh of a cow; beef. A monstrous fine bit of cowflesh! I'll be sworn she has rendezvoused you. What, you dog? Have you a way with them?

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@misc{cowflesh_2026,
  title = {cowflesh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cowflesh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}