cowpath C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈkaʊˌpæθ/ UK /ˈkaʊˌpɑːθ/ See IPA manual Freq #434746 Meanings 1 noun a path made or regularly used by cows, especially between pasture and barnyard The narrow cowpath wound from the pasture to the milking shed. 2 noun figurative: a route or design inherited from an old, improvised pattern The new road followed the bends of an earlier cowpath. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a path made or regularly... cattle track 2 noun · figurative: a route or... worn track Word family Derived forms cowpaths Related forms cattlepathpasture Etymology A transparent compound of cow + path. Its figurative use describes modern routes or systems that preserve the irregular course of an earlier informal track. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cowpath **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊˌpæθ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊˌpɑːθ/ **Frequency rank:** 434746 ## Meanings 1. a path made or regularly used by cows, especially between pasture and barnyard 2. figurative: a route or design inherited from an old, improvised pattern ## Examples - The narrow cowpath wound from the pasture to the milking shed. - The new road followed the bends of an earlier cowpath. ## Synonyms - cattle track ## Derived Forms - cowpaths ## Related Forms - cattle - path - pasture ## Etymology A transparent compound of cow + path. Its figurative use describes modern routes or systems that preserve the irregular course of an earlier informal track. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown