thou
1to address as “thou,” especially during an era of historical English when “thou” was distinguished as an informal form of you: It would have been scandalous for household staff to thou the lord of the manor.
to use “thou” in discourse: There are still Quakers who thou as a matter of custom.
Origin of thou
1Other definitions for thou (2 of 2)
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
Origin of thou
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How to use thou in a sentence
"Stock'll be up t' six hundred before week's out; net you 'round four hund' thous'n'," exploded Breede in his most vicious manner.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonYou wouldn't believe it if I told you I was a king of Egypt once, 'way back, thous'n's years before you were ever born.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonOn the eve of the battle, he performed his devotions at Thous, before the tomb of the Imam Riza.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonPennsylvania, mild with the thees and thous of non-belligerent Quakers, did not escape scolding women.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days | Alice Morse EarleIts no possible, Beenie Walkinshaw, that thous sic a masquerading cutty as to hae beguilt baith thy father and me?
The Entail | John Galt
British Dictionary definitions for thou (1 of 2)
/ (ðaʊ) /
archaic, dialect refers to the person addressed: used mainly in familiar address or to a younger person or inferior
(usually capital) refers to God when addressed in prayer, etc
Origin of thou
1British Dictionary definitions for thou (2 of 2)
/ (θaʊ) /
one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre
informal short for thousand
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