To make a cow stand still—for example, when milking her—you say, “________.”
| SAW | 193 |
| NR | 174 |
| SO-BOSS | 153 |
| SO | 143 |
| STAND STILL | 73 |
| HO | 39 |
| SOO | 32 |
| SOO-BOSS | 28 |
| EASY | 20 |
| WO | 20 |
| STAND | 10 |
| WO-BOSSIE | 8 |
| BE STILL | 7 |
| HO BOSS | 7 |
| SO-BOSSIE | 6 |
| WO-BOSS | 6 |
| SAW-COW | 5 |
| SO-BOSS SO-BOSS | 5 |
| STEADY | 5 |
| WHOA | 5 |
| BACK YOUR LEG | 3 |
| BE QUIET | 3 |
| HEIST | 3 |
| HO BESSIE | 3 |
| HOLD IT | 3 |
| HOLD STILL | 3 |
| SAW NOW | 3 |
| SAW-JERSEY | 3 |
| SOO-BOSSIE | 3 |
| SOO-COW | 3 |
| BACK | 2 |
| BACK UP | 2 |
| CO-BOSS | 2 |
| KEEP QUIET | 2 |
| QUIET | 2 |
| SAW-BOSS | 2 |
| SAW-BOSSIE | 2 |
| SO-EE | 2 |
| SO-GAL | 2 |
| SOO NOW | 2 |
| SOOEY | 2 |
| SOOK | 2 |
| SO-SOOKIE | 2 |
| STEADY GIRL | 2 |
| STILL | 2 |
| TAKE IT EASY | 2 |
| BACK A LEG | 1 |
| CALL BY NAME | 1 |
| CAREFUL THERE | 1 |
| CINCH COW UP WITH ROPE | 1 |
| CURSE ‘EM OUT | 1 |
| CUT IT OUT | 1 |
| CUT THAT OUT | 1 |
| EASY NOW | 1 |
| HAW | 1 |
| HO BOSSIE | 1 |
| HOBBLE THEM | 1 |
| HOLLER | 1 |
| I’LL TWIST YOUR TAIL OFF | 1 |
| JUST STAND STILL | 1 |
| KICKING RIG | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NOW DAISY | 1 |
| PAT HER ON THE FLANK | 1 |
| PET DOWN | 1 |
| QUIET BETSY | 1 |
| QUIET DOWN | 1 |
| REACH UP AND SLAP ‘EM | 1 |
| SAA | 1 |
| SAW SOOK SAW SOOK | 1 |
| SAW THERE | 1 |
| SAW-BESS | 1 |
| SAW-CALF SAW | 1 |
| SAW-HEIFER | 1 |
| SCHTILL DISCH | 1 |
| SLOW BOSS | 1 |
| SO AND BOSS | 1 |
| SO NOW | 1 |
| SO SO BESS | 1 |
| SO THERE | 1 |
| “SO, BACK YOUR FOOT” | 1 |
| SO-BESSIE SO | 1 |
| SO-COW | 1 |
| SO-DAISY | 1 |
| SOO SOOKY | 1 |
| SOO-BABY | 1 |
| SOO-BESS | 1 |
| SOO-BOY | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| SOOK-COW | 1 |
| SOOK-JER | 1 |
| SOO-MOLLY | 1 |
| SO-SOOKIE SO | 1 |
| SO-WENCH | 1 |
| STALL | 1 |
| STAND BACK | 1 |
| STAND STILL THERE | 1 |
| “STAND STILL, YOU DEVIL” | 1 |
| STAY | 1 |
| STAY STILL | 1 |
| STEADY BOSS | 1 |
| STEADY BOSSIE | 1 |
| STOP | 1 |
| STOP THAT | 1 |
| SWEAR WORDS | 1 |
| TAKE IT STEADY NOW | 1 |
| USE HER NAME | 1 |
| WATCH YOUR STEP | 1 |
| WHOA HERE | 1 |
| WHOA-BOSS | 1 |
| WHOA-BOSSIE | 1 |
| WO WO | 1 |
| WO-BESSIE | 1 |
| WO-NOW | 1 |
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