Found 1 items, similar to cowan.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cowan Cowan \Cow"an\ (kou"an), n. [Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a cullion.] One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. [Scot.] Note: Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pretender, interloper. [1913 Webster]