Breaks
Cow
Cow verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.
Both words in one sentence
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A somewhat odd example appears in James Herriot's books - a farmer sadly sends off his old cow to the meat market, and when she breaks away from the herd and runs home, he is overjoyed and vows that she will never leave home again.
Source: Tropey, Come Home - Manly Tears: Kerry from Country Cow breaks down in cathartic tears when Robert sympathizes with the situation between Kerry and his late father, whom Kerry could never please.
Source: Series / Restaurant: Impossible
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