English Dictionary

cowan

/ˈkəʊən/

noun

A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.

The cowan carefully stacked the unmortared stones to build a sturdy wall.

意味（1）

A worker in unmortared stone; a stonemason who has not served an apprenticeship.

意味（2）

(Freemasonry) A person who attempts to pass himself off as a Freemason without having experienced the rituals or going through the degrees.

意味（3）

(slang) A sneak; an inquisitive or prying person.

意味（4）

(in attributive use) Uninitiated, outside, “profane”.