Cow vs. Buffalo

Cownoun

(properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved.

Cownoun

(formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.

Cownoun

(uncommon) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.

Cownoun

(uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.

Cownoun

(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

Cownoun

A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

Cownoun

(mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.

Cowverb

To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.

Cownoun

The mature female of bovine animals.

Cownoun

The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.

Cownoun

A chimney cap; a cowl

Cownoun

A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.

Cowverb

To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.

Cownoun

female of domestic cattle:

Cownoun

mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

Cownoun

a large unpleasant woman

Cowverb

subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

Buffalonoun

Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.

Buffalonoun

A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.

Buffalonoun

A buffalo robe.

Buffalonoun

The buffalo fish.

Buffaloverb

(transitive) To hunt buffalo.

Buffaloverb

To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

Buffaloverb

To pistol-whip.

Buffalonoun

A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.

Buffalonoun

A very large and savage species of the same genus (Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South Africa; - called also Cape buffalo.

Buffalonoun

Any species of wild ox.

Buffalonoun

The bison of North America.

Buffalonoun

A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.

Buffalonoun

The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.

Buffalonoun

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

Buffalonoun

a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)

Buffalonoun

meat from an American bison

Buffalonoun

any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

Buffaloverb

intimidate or overawe