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Cow pat

Posted by Gary Martin on March 10, 2009 at 09:26

In Reply to: Cow pat posted by Amy Lily Hurdiss on March 10, 2009 at 09:21:

: Where does the term cow 'pat' come from?

A pat is a lump of soft material formed by patting it into shape - a pat of butter for example. A cow pat is just a bovine version of that.

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