English Explanatory Dictionary

cow bite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cow, bite.
verb
  1. To administer a cow bite.

Word forms

cow bite cow bites cow biting cow bit cow bitten

Etymology

From the metaphor that one is making a cow's mouth with one's hand.

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