Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COW'ER
COW'ER, v.i. [W. cwrian, to squat, or cower; cwr, a circle; G. kauern. See Class Gr, No. 32, 34, 37.]
To sink by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; to stoop or sink downward. Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. – Dryden.
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