Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cow bite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: cow bite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cow, bite.

verb

To administer a cow bite.

Example Sentences

""You two have been brought closer together by that cow bite, I see." "You said cow bite before, I guess you mean 'goose.' Do you?" Sissy asked."
"She pulled at the pants, inflicting some painful cow bites on Carl's legs."
"He squeezed her thigh just above her knee, easily straddling it between fingers and thumb in a cow bite."
"You can use the grip to cow bite (grip, squeeze and twist) the tenderflesh on the inside of the upper arm."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

cow bites (plural) cow bites (present, singular) cow biting (participle, present) cow bit (past) cow bitten (participle, past)

Questions

What does cow bite mean?: A large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.
Where does cow bite come from?: From the metaphor that one is making a cow's mouth with one's hand.

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