cowitch
[ kou-ich ]
/ ˈkaʊ ɪtʃ /
noun
Origin of cowitch
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby cowitch
cowherb,
cowherd,
cowhide,
cowichan sweater,
cowinner,
cowitch,
cowk,
cowl,
cowl neckline,
cowled,
cowley
Definition for cowitch (2 of 2)
cowage
or cow·hage, cow·itch
[ kou-ij ]
/ ˈkaʊ ɪdʒ /
noun
a tropical vine, Mucuna pruriens, of the legume family, bearing reddish or blackish pods.
the pod itself, covered with bristlelike hairs that are irritating to the skin and cause intense itching.
the hairs of the cowage mixed with a liquid vehicle and used to expel intestinal worms.
Origin of cowage
1630–40; < Hindi
kãũch, kēvā̃c (compare
kavac any husk or pod), reshaped in E by folk etymology
British Dictionary definitions for cowitch (1 of 2)
Word Origin for cowitch
C17: alteration of
cowage by folk etymology
British Dictionary definitions for cowitch (2 of 2)
cowage
cowhage
/ (ˈkaʊɪdʒ) /
noun
a tropical climbing leguminous plant, Stizolobium (or Mucuna) pruriens, whose bristly pods cause severe itching and stinging
the pods of this plant or the stinging hairs covering them
Word Origin for cowage
C17: from Hindi
kavāch, of obscure origin