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Cower
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. Dryden. Like falcons, cowering on the nest. Goldsmith.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cherish with care. [Obs.]