Cowhaendel

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  • cowhand: one engaged in the tending or ranching of cattle, orig. US
  • Handel: (German) business, commerce, dealing, thus cowhaendel → cattle dealing
    • Kuhhandel: (German) Shady business
  • Haendel (Handel): German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in Great Britain, a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. His best-known works include Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible and first performed in Dublin. Haendel