The mature female of bovine animals.

The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.

Female of the species cattle. Generally refering to an animal which has had one or more calves.

Female of cattle, usually over 3 years of age.

Committee of the Whole

Conferencing on the Web—a specific type of web-based interaction that allows "conversations" between students and the teacher as well as among students themselves, without the problem of overloading e-mail inboxes.

Conference on the Web, a tool developed by Eric Klavins, Professor Gerald Eisman and colleagues in the Computer Science Department. This web-based conferencing tool, which replaces SFSU's Bulletin Board Service (BBS), can be used to supplement class work, lead and participate in university-wide discussions, conduct committee business, departmental or programmatic business. Lists can be public, open to any interested members of the university community, or private, open only to members of a class, committee or program.

A player with whom one is sharing a buy-in, with the intent to split the result after play. To goCow is to make such an arrangement.

To combine bankrolls to buy into a game. The practice is referred to as "Cowing Up."

This neither refers to an animal that might have strayed into a casino or a profanity. In Poker, "cow" is the player with whom you are sharing a buy-in, with the intention of splitting the result after play. To "go cow" is to make such an arrangement.