English Explanatory Dictionary

jow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of jhow (“a kind of tamarisk”).
noun
  1. A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.
verb
  1. To knock, strike, bump.
  2. To ring or toll (a bell).
verb
  1. Go away; begone.
verb
  1. To talk loudly.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəʊ/ /d͡ʒaʊ/

Word forms

jow jows gaou gau gow jaob jowing jowed

Etymology

Alteration of jowl (“to knock, strike, ring a bell”), with loss of final l.

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