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- noun A
path made by, or used by,cows
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Examples
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Up a small hillside he followed a cowpath through such dense scrub that he was forced to dismount and lead his horse.
War 2010
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The disinformation cowpath means that everyone has opinions.
pat rogers 2010
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The disinformation cowpath means that everyone has opinions.
STRIDER KNIVES 2010
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Electronic delivery systems have the opportunity to completely change the paradigm, not just “pave the cowpath.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Need a Good Name for the Kindle, the Sony Reader, and the Like: 2009
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The locomotive is steaming from the background right into the center of the picture, heading right for an old man in a white shirt, red sweater, and straw hat sitting alongside the cowpath.
Boundary Issues Bruce Schauble 2007
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The locomotive is steaming from the background right into the center of the picture, heading right for an old man in a white shirt, red sweater, and straw hat sitting alongside the cowpath.
Archive 2007-06-01 Bruce Schauble 2007
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During the talk I also made the point that good business analysts prevent "paving the cowpath", suggesting innovative business solutions to problems rather than "that's the way we've always done it".
Don't Misquote Me to Create a Straw Man! Neal Ford 2007
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Just as I was passing a place where a kind of a cowpath crossed the crick, here comes a couple of men tearing up the path as tight as they could foot it.
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Did that mean he had to lead them down every cowpath in search of adventure?
The Magic of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1987
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Did that mean he had to lead them down every cowpath in search of adventure?
The Magic of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1987
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