cow-handed

comparative more cow-handed · superlative most cow-handed

1. alternativeAlternative form of cow handed.

   "Damnation," said Dench levelly. "Where's that cow-handed youngster?"

   1989, The Favored Child, page 46

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   I have broken one of Grandmother's treasured ornaments. She will be furious with me for being so cow-handed.

   1978, A wreath of orchids, page 77

   I don't know if he has told you, but his ankle has not healed as it should . . . the doctor who treated him originally was appallingly cow-handed! I sometimes suspect that his grace shares my own fear that it will never again bear his weight.

   1986, Bath Intrigue, page 34

   She pulled up her pair with ease, wondering in amusement who could have been so cow-handed as to overturn a modest curricle on an even road with no other vehicles in sight.

   1986, The Great Lady Tony, page 68

   "Try not to be too cow-handed, Jerry," Mr. More remarked as his friend handed Lucy up. "What you mean is, try not to spoil your team too much," the other answered with a similar straight face.

   1988, Sir Sham, page 40

   He was in a race with some friends, he said, and had backed himself to reach Brighton before them. Cursing himself for a cow-handed fool, his shame was evident.

   1991, A Lady of Breeding, page 26