Meanings
nouncow pat (plural cow pats)
plural cow pats
- The excrement of a cow forming a somewhat rounded flat piece of dung on the ground.
I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 571 more example
There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.
2021 December 28, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 27, column 3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe excrement of a cow forming a somewhat rounded flat piece of dung on the ground.
Also see
Translations
Ancient Greek βόλβιτον
- βόλβιτον (bólbiton)digested residue of a cow
Dutch koeienvlaai, flats
- koeienvlaaidigested residue of a cow
- flatsdigested residue of a cow
Finnish lehmänläjä
- lehmänläjädigested residue of a cow
French bouse
- bousedigested residue of a cow
German Kuhfladen
- Kuhfladendigested residue of a cow
Russian коро́вья лепёшка
- коро́вья лепёшка (koróvʹja lepjóška)digested residue of a cow
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Chicago
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