cowan.
A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
Meaning & usage
A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
A person who attempts to pass himself off as a Freemason without having experienced the rituals or going through the degrees.
A sneak; an inquisitive or prying person.
Uninitiated, outside, “profane”.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1598.
A fishing-boat.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1722; perhaps from the Scottish Gaelic cobhan (“coffer”, “box”, “ark”).
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