1. adverb. Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time. It was late in the afternoon. She had to work late at night. His autobiography was written late in life. The case is expected to end late next week. Since late last year the border area has been the scene of heavy fighting.
The cowry was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money. It is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected in the Maldive Islands, in Sri Lanka, along the Malabar coast, in Borneo and on other East Indian islands, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun to Mozambique.
How Did the Cow Get Its Name, What Does It Mean, and Where Do Cows Come From? July 4, 2015 by Karen Hill | Filed Under: Animals Cows are the most common type of domesticated cattle, and are raised as livestock for meat, as dairy products, leather, and even dung. The word cow came from the Anglo-Saxon word âcÅ«â, plural cÈ³, which means âbovine animalâ, and several derivatives include the Latin âbosâ, the Greek word âbousâ (Î²Î¿ÏÏ), and in Sanskrit, âgoâ.