\Cow"ish\ (kou"[i^]sh), a. [From {Cow}, v. t.]
Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [R.] --Shak.

\Cow"ish\, n. (Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum Cous}) with edible
tuberous roots, found in Oregon. [Written also {cous}.]