cowitch

[ kou-ich ]

noun

1. cowage.

cowitch

/ ˈkaʊɪtʃ /

noun

1. another name for cowage

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowitch¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowitch¹

C17: alteration of cowage by folk etymology

Example Sentences

The only food they possessed was tamarinds, prepared with ashes, and a little cowitch meal. 

From Project Gutenberg

The cowitch, as mentioned before, has a velvety brown covering of minute prickles, which, if touched, enter the pores of the skin and cause a painful tingling. 

From Project Gutenberg