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#1·Apr 26, 2026
To fall or tip over.
He first manoeuvres them awhile, and then gets in a rage, Because he canna gar them fire nor han' to han' engage ; He grasps the warlike captain's ship, an' driving 't owre the tide, He scatters a' the foemen's ships an' cowps them on th…
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place.
Ladies, please bring a supply of bog roll - Studio One is within the five star (!) Hilton hotel, but the bar itself is a cowp and you never know what to expect in the lavvies...
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(dialect) A reversal of fortune; an unexpected misfortune.
As often is the case with brilliant but single-minded dusty old academics, his brain was a cathedral but his house was a cowp, something Sarah could vouch for, having visited a couple of times.
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