Question of the Day #1310

Texans' Nick Chubb: Slated to open season as bell cow

From the headline of this article at CBS Sports.

  上記の文で、bell cowの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bell cow" mean?

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解答

意味：
おもしろい英文法によると、

bell cow は、「牛、特に群れの先頭の牛で、群れを簡単に見つけられるように首輪に鈴が付いているもの」

上記の定義からスラングで「リーダー」「第一人者」の意で、一般会話（特にスポーツ）等でこの意味で使用される事の方が多い。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a cow with a bell attached to its neck
   especially: a lead cow
2. slang: LEADER

 

Examples

1. It’s difficult to devote both the time and resources to the latter when your bell cow sports program is staggering. - Read more on Seattle Times
2. Without their bell cow, Minnesota saw three running backs and quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis get between 10 and 15 carries apiece. - Read more on Washington Times
3. Running backs coach Kiel McDonald made it clear in the past he prefers to have a bell cow back in place, even if multiple running backs sometimes share the workload during select games. - Read more on Los Angeles Times
4. Miles Sanders over 13.5 rushing attempts: Sanders was the bell cow for the Eagles all season, averaging 15.2 rush attempts per game, and he had 205 more than any other running back. - Read more on Los Angeles Times
5. Visitors to “the new aristocratic suburb” dubbed Palm Place would have found one home, an architectural bell cow, standing in an empty field. - Read more on Los Angeles Times

   

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