"black cow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black cows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black cow (plural black cows)
  1. (slang) A root beer float. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-black_cow-en-noun-j~aIzjor Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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