Cowan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cowan, TN (city, FIPS 17700)
    Location: 35.16522 N, 86.01613 W
    Population (1990): 1738 (728 housing units)
    Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 37318

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cowan, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
     Population (2000):    1770
     Housing Units (2000): 803
     Land area (2000):     1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.976428 sq. miles (5.118926 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17700
     Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
     Location:             35.166668 N, 86.011839 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     37318
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cowan, TN
      Cowan