Cowan
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈkəʊən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cowan is a noun meaning A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
Meaning
A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.
More Meanings
- (Freemasonry) A person who attempts to pass himself off as a Freemason without having experienced the rituals or going through the degrees.
- (in attributive use) Uninitiated, outside, “profane”.
- (Scotland, obsolete, rare) A fishing-boat.
- (slang) A sneak; an inquisitive or prying person.
Word Forms
- cowans
- cowanis
- cowen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kwan, cowen, stoneworker, stonemason, roughsetter, mason.
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