kowtow
verb (used without object)
to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
kotow
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a variation of
kowtow.
Example Sentences
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In view of the surprise, laughter, and criticism of Europe, the Emperor modified his demand for the "kotow" to its symbolic performance by three deep bows.
From William of Germany by Stanley Shaw
He is to fall upon his knees at a word of command, and kotow with intermittent sequence to a great variety of persons, until his knees are stiff and his legs lame.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Arthur H. Smith
The smile returned to her face, and her body bent in a kind of kotow.
From Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath
The princess bent her brow In a truly celestial bow, Saluted her father with filial grace, and made him the grand kotow.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
From the date of his landing at Tientsin, he was persistently told that unless he agreed to perform the kotow, he could not possibly be permitted to an audience.
From China and the Manchus by Herbert Allen Giles
