definitions

jow

[ jou, joh ]
/ dʒaʊ, dʒoʊ /
Scot.
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noun

the ringing, tolling, or sound of a bell.

verb (used with object)

to ring or toll (a bell).
to hit or strike (especially the head).

verb (used without object)

to rock from side to side.

Nearby words

jove, jovial, joviality, jovian, jovian planet, jow, jowett, jowl, jowly, joy, joy buzzer

Origin of jow

1510–20; variant of joll (now dial.), Middle English jollen to strike < ?
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Examples from the Web for jow

  • Jow went the town bell, and row-de-dow gaed the drums, and all in a minute was confusion and uproar in ilka street.

    The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI.|Various

  • Jud is Friso jow rêd jêvar, men morne wil hi jow kåning wertha, til thju hi over jo alle rjuchta mei.

    The Oera Linda Book|Anonymous

  • Old Daddy hardly seemed impressed with the pleasure he had missed in losing a sociable "jow" with a ghostly crony.

    The Young Mountaineers|Charles Egbert Craddock