Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killcow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kill-cow
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A violent person; a bully; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Of all occupations that now adays are used / I would not be a butcher, for that's to be refused; / For whatever is gotten, or whatever is gained, / He shall be call'd Kill-cow, and so shall be named."
"And how do I look now? Like one that was begotten under a butcher's stall, I warrant, and born in a slaughter-house? I know there's never a Kill-cow i' th' city becomes a woollen apron better than I do."
"Muster his arrant braveries together, and where such a terrible kill-cow, or such a vengeable bull-beggar, to deal withal?"

Etymology

From kill + cow.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

killcows (plural)

Synonyms

killbuck killcalf

Questions

What does killcow mean?: A butcher.
Where does killcow come from?: From kill + cow.

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