Cower

i. [Ger. kauern, to cower; Swed. and Goth. kura, to recline and rest after the manner of birds; Icel. kura, rest; akin to W. cwrian, to squat, to cower.] To crouch; to squat; to sink by bending the knees; to shrink through fear. "Our dame sit a cow'ring o'er a kitchen-fire."-Dryden. Cowes, ( kõwz ,) a British sea-port, on the N. coast of the Isle of Wight, Lat. 50° 46' N., Lon. 1° 17′ 45′′ W. It is built on both sides of the river Medina, dividing it into two towns, East and West Cowes . The town has an excellent harbor, is much frequented for watering ships, and is the head-quarters of the Royal Yacht Club, and. moreover, a place of very fashionable resort, not only in the season, but for the greater part of the year. Pop . 7,071. Cowe'ta, in Georgia , a W.N.W.co.; area , abt. 378 sq. m. It is bounded on the N.W. by the Chattahoochee River, and on the E. by Line Creek. It is traversed by the Cedar, Wahoo, and sandy creeks. soil, generally fertile. Cap . Newnan. 22,400. Surface, broken; Population, (1890)