bowwow

[ bou-wou, -wou ]

/ ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ /

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noun

the bark of a dog.

an imitation of this.

Chiefly Baby Talk. a dog.

RELATED WORDS

puppy, pup, beagle, cur, stray, tyke, bitch, mutt, hound, mongrel, doggy, pooch, frank, dog, wiener, link, weenie, canine, afghan, pointer

Nearby words

bowstring, bowstring hemp, bowstring truss, bowtel, bowwood, bowwow, bowyangs, bowyer, box, box beam, box bed

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.
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