Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

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