howf
howff
/ (haʊf, həʊf) /
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noun
Scot a haunt, esp a public house
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Word Origin for howf
C16: of uncertain origin
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How to use howf in a sentence
Those who frequented this howf, being generally elderly men, have now nearly all departed.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton