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    cowp
    /kaʊp/

    verb

    • 1. fall over: Scottish, Northern Irish "excuse me if I don't cowp over with the shock of it all"

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  2. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 543181What is the meaning and derivation of 'cowp'?

    Aug 9, 2020 · cowp (plural cowps) (Scotland, Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place. (dialect) A reversal of fortune; An unexpected misfortune. Verb : cowp (third-person singular simple present cowps, present participle cowping, simple past and past participle cowped) To fall or tip over.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cowpcowp - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 2, 2023 · cowp (plural cowps) ( Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place . ( dialect) A reversal of fortune; an unexpected misfortune .

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  5. www.onelook.comDefinitions of cowp - OneLook - OneLook Dictionary Search

    Definitions from Wiktionary (cowp) noun : (Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place. noun : (dialect) A reversal of fortune; an unexpected misfortune.

  6. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: cowp

    Feb 21, 2008 · pronounced (cow-p) Irish word meaning to fall or more often to get tired and go to sleep. Often used to describe those who can't handle their guinness. similar to a "fader" " I reckon he's about to cowp" "don't cowp on me know" "I'm away for a cowp" by Steve Mack February 21, 2008. Get the cowp mug. cowped. The action of tipping something over.

  7. www.thetimes.com › article › how-to-say-it-in-scots-cowp-c299725gctjHow to say it in Scots: Cowp - thetimes.com

    In mining terms, it is a fault causing a tilted seam. The Statistical Account of 1795 for Campsie maintains that “the coal in this district is full of irregularities stiled by the workmen coups, and.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › COWPCOWP - definition of COWP by The Free Dictionary

    1. a brilliant and successful stroke or action. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for coup d'état. [C18: from French: blow, from Latin colaphus blow with the fist, from Greek kolaphos] coup. ( kaʊp) or. cowp.

  9. www.dsl.ac.uk › entry › sndDictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: coup v1

    COUP, COWP, v. 1, tr. and intr. Coup is the most common spelling, but cowp represents the most gen. pronunciation. Rarer spellings are cope , coap , coop , kup , cup . Also found in n.Eng. dial. [kʌup Sc., but Uls. + kop; kop s.Arg.; kup, kʌp I.Sc.]

  10. www.acronymfinder.com › CoWPCOWP - Definition by AcronymFinder

    4 definitions of COWP. Meaning of COWP. What does COWP stand for? COWP abbreviation. Define COWP at AcronymFinder.com.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › coup_v1cowp, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    coup | cowp, v.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary