Syn. — Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted; white-livered.
COWARDLY
Cow"ard*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a coward. Spenser.
COWARDSHIP
Cow"ard*ship, n.
Defn: Cowardice. [Obs.] Shak.
COWBANE
Cow"bane` (kou"bn`), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock.
COWBERRY
Cow"ber`ry (-br`r), n.; pl. Cowberries (-r. (Bot.)
Defn: A species of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-id), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; — locally called mountain cranberry.
COWBIRD
Cow"bird` (-brd`), n. (Zoöl.)