COWAN
Source: 567
Cow″an (kou″an), n. [[Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a cullion.]] One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pretender, interloper.
Source: 567
Cow″an (kou″an), n. [[Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a cullion.]] One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pretender, interloper.