cowtailing

[Benjamin Barrett]

On Jan 6, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> See, a cow's tail follows the cow around like it's dependent or something.
> 
> I was thinking about something based on "kowtow," but you've persuaded
> me otherwise.

Sounds like an eggcorn to me, though there seems to be a use based on the shape of a cow's tail: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072907/2/index.htm

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA
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