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Holy cow (expression) Look up Holy cow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. " Holy cow! " (and other similar terms), an exclamation of surprise used mostly in the United States, Canada, Australia, and England, is a minced oath or euphemism. The expression dates to at latest 1905. [1] Its earliest known appearance was in a tongue-in-cheek letter ...
Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu (Sanskrit: कामधेनु, [kaːmɐˈdʱeːnʊ], Kāmadhenu), also known as Surabhi (सुरभि, Surabhi or सुरभी, Surabhī[1]), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever they desire and is often ...
Sacred cow is an idiom, a figurative reference to cattle in religion and mythology. A sacred cow is a figure of speech for something considered immune from question or criticism, especially unreasonably so. [1][better source needed] This idiom is thought to originate in American English, although similar or even identical idioms occur in many ...
exclamation of surprise (US holy cow, holy mother of pearl) straight away immediately (sometimes used in the US; also right away) strong flour flour made from wheat varieties which are high in gluten. Used for making bread. (US: bread flour) [158] [failed verification] stroke to move one's hand slowly and gently over something e.g. stroke a dog ...
The Myth of the Holy Cow (2001) Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1940 – 4 February 2021) was an Indian historian who studied and wrote on ancient and medieval India. [2] He was a professor of history at Delhi University and a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research.
Holy cow (expression) → Holy cow! – Per WP:NATURAL and WP:SMALLDETAILS. The expression is usually depicted with an exclamation point. ZXCVBNM 06:02, 12 December 2019 (UTC) Support!, per nom. Randy Kryn 14:03, 12 December 2019 (UTC) Oppose - per MOS:EXCLAMATION. Primergrey 00:46, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Bull. In ancient Egyptian religion, Apis or Hapis, [a] alternatively spelled Hapi-ankh, was a sacred bull or multiple sacred bulls [1] worshiped in the Memphis region, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity in the pantheon of ancient Egypt. Initially, he was assigned a significant role in her worship, being sacrificed and reborn.
or "Holy smoke!", and perhaps most commonly "Holy cow!") is an exclamation of surprise used mostly in English-speaking countries. Robin of the Batman TV series is noted for his many catchphrase "Holy..." exclamations. The lines in the 1960s TV series were uttered by Robin actor Burt Ward and were directly related to the plot; for example, "Holy ...