"killcow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: killcows [plural]
Etymology: kill + cow Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kill|cow}} kill + cow Head templates: {{en-noun}} killcow (plural killcows)
  1. (obsolete) A butcher. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-killcow-en-noun-dqJHzVtQ Disambiguation of Occupations: 57 43 Disambiguation of People: 61 39 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 55 45
  2. (obsolete, figuratively) A violent person; a bully; a brutal or indiscriminate killer. Tags: figuratively, obsolete
    Sense id: en-killcow-en-noun-ncRU7MFK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: killbuck, killcalf

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