howe

or how

[ hou ]

/ haʊ /

Scot. and North England

noun

a hole.

the hold of a ship.

a hollow; dell.

adjective

hollow.

deep.

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Origin of howe

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

Words nearby howe

howard, howbeit, howdah, howdie, howdy, howe, howe'er, howel, howel dda, howell-jolly body, howells

Definition for howe (2 of 2)

Howe

[ hou ]

/ haʊ /

noun

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

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

GordonGordie,born 1928, Canadian ice-hockey player.

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

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

RichardEarl HoweBlack Dick,1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe).

Samuel Grid·ley

[grid-lee] /ˈgrɪd li/,1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for howe

In the early morning of August 27, Howe launched a three-prong attack.
The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle Site|Justin Jones|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had on a blue boy-coat, and to the right lapel was fastened a three-inch red cloth 9, Howe's number.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Through all of this, however, Howe was, as he always is, the workhorse of the Red Wings.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the boys were just standing at the end of the table and watching Howe finish his dessert.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Howe had written down the names and phone numbers of the sisters of the boys.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Howe responded to the effect that she would endeavor to write other words that might be sung to this stirring melody.
Campfire and Battlefield|Rossiter Johnson
And most solemnly do I swear, that Miss Howe shall come in for her snack.
Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
In the moment of surprise each side let fly with a volley, and Howe fell instantly, shot through the heart.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
They certainly do not act as the rivets of a plate girder, nor as the vertical rods of a Howe truss.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
"I did not think you could hit it so closely as that," said Mr. Howe.
Little Bobtail|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for howe (1 of 2)

howe

/ (haʊ) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a depression in the earth's surface, such as a basin or valley

Word Origin for howe

C16: from hole

British Dictionary definitions for howe (2 of 2)

Howe

/ (haʊ) /

noun

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

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

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)

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)

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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