Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogcow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dog-cow
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A creature resembling a dog and a cow, used as a placeholder image in early Macintosh operating systems.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"As all Mac wizards know, "moof" is the preferred statement for dogcows."
"Although all dogcows look the same, this is probably the very one that appeared in that stack, in which case his name is Clarus."
"Mac creators dropped the dogcow in later OS versions, but online petitions and press coverage designed to "bring back the dogcow" have made Apple executives aware of the tremendous cult following of this hybrid icon."

Etymology

From dog + cow.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

dogcows (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

moof

Questions

What does dogcow mean?: A creature resembling a dog and a cow, used as a placeholder image in early Macintosh operating systems.
Where does dogcow come from?: From dog + cow.

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