cw
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Q, as in other languages, is always followed by u, and has a sound which our Saxon ancestors well expressed by cw, as quadrant, queen, equestrian, quilt, inquiry, quire, quotidian.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Samuel Johnson
I built a cw transmitter using four Philips valves.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly
As representing the Frankish form, we have more names in the sharper form cw, which is represented by q.
From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson
Q is superfluous, cw or kw being its equivalent.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
"They belileve that an not inconsiderable number of dddeeeeeddlllllllcleeeeeece cw pavem ponnun ex-parte opinions are given for what they may be worth."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919 by Various
Early the following season he suffered a serious knee injury in a reserve game at Murton CW.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Baldoni is best known for his role on the CW series “Jane the Virgin” and has built a parallel career as a director, with credits including “Five Feet Apart” and “Clouds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
“A violent reaction of the chemicals, and it instantly overcame them,” said CW Sigman, emergency management director for Kanawha County.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Together, the companies would operate 265 stations in 44 states, plus the CW Network and NewsNation.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Obviously the prefix SV was quite a rare one and SV stations were much sought after, particularly the handful who used CW.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly
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