What does cow-handed mean?
Cow-handed means Alternative form of cow handed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of cow handed..
2018 Jared, "Tech Evangelist", Silicon Valley episode 42, 5 minutes You judas, you cow-handed poltroon, we thought you were a stallion.
I have broken one of Grandmother's treasured ornaments. She will be furious with me for being so cow-handed.
I don't know if he has told you, but his ankle has not healed as it should . . . the doctor who treated him originally was appallingly cow-handed! I sometimes suspect that his grace shares my own fear that it will never again bear his weight.
She pulled up her pair with ease, wondering in amusement who could have been so cow-handed as to overturn a modest curricle on an even road with no other vehicles in sight.
"Try not to be too cow-handed, Jerry," Mr. More remarked as his friend handed Lucy up. "What you mean is, try not to spoil your team too much," the other answered with a similar straight face.
"Damnation," said Dench levelly. "Where's that cow-handed youngster?"
He was in a race with some friends, he said, and had backed himself to reach Brighton before them. Cursing himself for a cow-handed fool, his shame was evident.
I should have known Tony is too cow-handed to drive you comfortably on this excuse for a road.
Use cow-handed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cow-handed means Alternative form of cow handed..
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2018 Jared, "Tech Evangelist", Silicon Valley episode 42, 5 minutes You judas, you cow-handed poltroon, we thought you were a stallion.
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