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Rind — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bovine adj Relating to cattle or animals in the same family, such as buffalo and bison.
  • cow noun An adult female of domestic cattle, especially one that has given birth to a calf.
  • ox noun A castrated adult male of domestic cattle, traditionally used to pull carts or ploughs.

Senses

Rind is used for these senses in English:

  • bovine (not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.
  • cow (loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.
  • ox An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

bovine — full definition

  1. adj Relating to cattle or animals in the same family, such as buffalo and bison.
  2. adj Slow-witted, dull, or sluggish, like the stereotype of a placid cow.

cow — full definition

  1. noun An adult female of domestic cattle, especially one that has given birth to a calf.
  2. noun The female of various other large mammals, such as whales, elephants, or moose.
  3. verb To frighten someone into submission; to intimidate.

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