"cowturd" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowturds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cowis-tord, cow torde, kowe tordes pl; equivalent to cow + turd. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cowis-tord}} Middle English cowis-tord, {{m|enm|cow torde}} cow torde, {{m|enm|kowe tordes|g=p}} kowe tordes pl, {{compound|en|cow|turd}} cow + turd Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowturd (plural cowturds)
  1. A piece of solid cow feces. Categories (topical): Feces Hypernyms: cowdung
    Sense id: en-cowturd-en-noun-g1ybrJoB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Cheuyn is also a warie fish to take, and very fearefull: In March he will byte at the redde worme at the ground, for commonly he will byte at the ground, and somewhat déeepe at all times of the yeare, in Aprill, the cadyce or ditch canker, and the canker that bréedeth in the barke of a trée, and the worme that bréeedeth betwéene the barke and the Oke trée: also the red worme, and the young frogge his legges and féete cut off, also the stone Cadyce flye, and the bobbe worme vnder the cowturd, likewise the redde snaile:[…]",
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