cow poolとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

cowpool ‎(複数形 cowpools)

1. A pond used by cows.
   • 1986, Hortense Calisher, The Bobby-Soxer, Doubleday (1986), ISBN 9780385184267, page 278:

     Dried snot on the marijuana pipe tossed into the cowpool built with government subsidy on a Vermont commune.

語源 2

cow +‎ pool ‎(“to put together”), by analogy with carpool.

名詞

cowpool ‎(複数形 cowpools)

1. A group that engages in cowpooling.
   • 2008, Peter Andrey Smith, "The ABCs of the New CSAs", Gourmet, 10 August 2008:

     Others have created so-called "cowpools" to divvy up an entire animal and dole out cuts of meat.

動詞

cowpool ‎(三人称単数 現在形 cowpools, 現在分詞 cowpooling, 過去形および過去分詞形 cowpooled)

1. To jointly purchase all or part of a butchered cow with one or more additional parties and split the meat.
   • 2011, Lukas Johnson, "Company connects local food movement", Lake Norman News, 22 June 2011:

     Brandee Callahan, 32, has lived in Huntersville for about two years and has ordered from GO Local for a year. She cowpools about every three months and supplements with smaller orders.