Definition of "cowan" []

• A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship. (noun)
• A person who attempts to pass himself off as a Freemason without having experienced the rituals or going through the degrees. (noun)
• A sneak; an inquisitive or prying person. (noun)
• Uninitiated, outside, “profane” (noun)
• A fishing-boat. (noun)

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• "Maybe the next great network service is on a 16year old desktop somewhere in Massachusetts. reply peter cowan"
• "October 23rd, 2009 at 8: 47 pm PDT sorry, but i love how he quotes hal varian, chief economist at google, about the value of network effects. reply peter cowan"
• "We have goats brought in every year to grub on the hills up Valparaiso. reply peter cowan"