"cowan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊən/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK] Audio: En-au-cowan.ogg [Australia] Forms: cowans [plural], cowanis [obsolete, plural]
enPR: kōʹən Etymology: First attested in 1598. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cowanis|pl2qual=obsolete}} cowan (plural cowans or (obsolete) cowanis)
  1. A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
    Sense id: en-cowan-en-noun-QCEpnxYF
  2. (Freemasonry) A person who attempts to pass himself off as a Freemason without having experienced the rituals or going through the degrees. Categories (topical): Freemasonry
    Sense id: en-cowan-en-noun-pOCLhjhk Topics: Freemasonry, freemasonry, lifestyle
  3. (slang) A sneak; an inquisitive or prying person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cowan-en-noun-Drd3Bm1s Disambiguation of People: 12 19 41 1 27
  4. (in attributive use) Uninitiated, outside, “profane”. Tags: attributive Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-cowan-en-noun-B7JxLjhD Disambiguation of Watercraft: 13 26 9 35 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 25 7 36 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kowan [17th century], cowen [18th century]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊən/ Forms: cowans [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1722; perhaps from the Scottish Gaelic cobhan (“coffer”, “box”, “ark”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|cobhan||coffer”, “box”, “ark}} Scottish Gaelic cobhan (“coffer”, “box”, “ark”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowan (plural cowans)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete, rare) A fishing-boat. Tags: Scotland, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-cowan-en-noun-yW4~tyQz Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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