Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
coup .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"In God's name, girl, where were you brought up not to know what 'cowp' means!
The Foolish Lovers St. John G. Ervine 1927
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'Should the boatie cowp, who would save him gin I was na at hand?' she asked.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Gordon Sellar
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He has expressed his love of _festina lente_ in business in a score of proverbs -- "Bit-by-bit's the better horse, though big-by-big's the baulder;" "Ca 'canny, or ye'll cowp;" "Many a little makes a mickle;" and "Creep before ye gang."
The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown 1885
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One surprising thing is how many ordinary words have an unknown or obscure etymology, for instance L8 of the LAE tip (v) shows eight words: cowp, keck, kick, shelve, shoot, skell, tip, tipe of which only shoot has a clear etymology and cowp may come from French.
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Sallie Snadrap, and Kate o 'Minnieive, and it was to cowp wi' ye, what ane o'm wad ye _sink_? what ane wad ye _soom_? wha wad ye bring to lan '? and wha wad ye marry? "
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
karensa commented on the word cowp
A Scots word meaning either:
v/ To tip something over or
n/ A mess, as in a (rubbish) tip
August 19, 2009
seanahan commented on the word cowp
What is a "(rubbish) tip"?
August 19, 2009
bilby commented on the word cowp
See tip.
August 19, 2009