Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowpool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-pool
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pond used by cows.

noun

A group that engages in cowpooling.

verb

To jointly purchase all or part of a butchered cow with one or more additional parties and split the meat.

Example Sentences

"Dried snot on the marijuana pipe tossed into the cowpool built with government subsidy on a Vermont commune."
"Others have created so-called "cowpools" to divvy up an entire animal and dole out cuts of meat."
"Brandee Callahan, 32, has lived in Huntersville for about two years and has ordered from GO Local for a year. She cowpools about every three months and supplements with smaller orders."

Etymology

From cow + pool (“small body of water”).

Inflected Forms

cowpools (plural) cowpools (present, singular) cowpooling (participle, present) cowpooled (participle, past) cowpooled (past)

Questions

What does cowpool mean?: A pond used by cows.
Where does cowpool come from?: From cow + pool (“small body of water”).

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