howe

¹ American  

[hou] / haʊ /

Or how

noun

1. a hole.

2. the hold of a ship.

3. a hollow; dell.

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adjective

1. hollow.

2. deep.

Howe ² American  

[hou] / haʊ /

noun

1. E(dgar) W(atson), 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.

2. Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine.

3. Gordon Gordie, 1928–2016, Canadian ice-hockey player.

4. Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic.

5. Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe).

6. Richard Earl HoweBlack Dick, 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe).

7. Samuel Gridley 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian.

8. William, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War.

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Howe ¹ British  

/ haʊ /

noun

1. Elias. 1819–67, US inventor of the sewing machine (1846)

2. Gordon , known as Gordie . born 1928, US ice-hockey player, who scored1071 goals in a professional career lasting 32 years.

3. Howe of Aberavon, Baron, title of ( Richard Edward ) Geoffrey Howe . born 1926, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–83); foreign secretary (1983–89); deputy prime minister (1989–90)

4. Richard, 4th Viscount Howe. 1726–99, British admiral: served (1776–78) in the War of American Independence and commanded the Channel fleet against France, winning the Battle of the Glorious First of June (1794)

5. his brother, William, 5th Viscount Howe. 1729–1814, British general; commander in chief (1776–78) of British forces in the War of American Independence

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howe ² British  

/ haʊ /

noun

1. dialect  a depression in the earth's surface, such as a basin or valley

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Etymology

Origin of howe

1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots), alteration of holl; hollow

Example Sentences

He made a lot of mistakes last season in Serie A, but Eddie Howe and Newcastle seems to be a good fit.

From BBC

He wrote or co-wrote at least 16 books, among them a brilliant monograph on George Howe and his “Paradise Planned: The Garden Suburb and the Modern City,” a massive study of American urbanism.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe had warned the 36-year-old "looked as good as ever" before Tuesday night's Champions League encounter in Marseille.

From BBC

It was a familiar story for Howe's men as the visitors' struggles on the road continued.

From BBC

Defender Dan Burn called it "10 minutes of madness" and, while Howe clung to "positive signs", this was another painful defeat.

From BBC