bowwow
[bou-wou, -wou]
- the bark of a dog.
- an imitation of this.
- Chiefly Baby Talk. a dog.
Origin of bowwow
First recorded in 1570–80; rhyming compound; imitative
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Ive heard of the bowwow theory and the dingdong theory, said Thwaite, his hands busy with the machine.
The Record of CurrupiraRobert Abernathy