ower

¹ American  

[oh-er] / ˈoʊ ər /

noun

owers plural

1. someone who owes something (usually followed by of and the thing owed).

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ower ² American  

[oh-er] / ˈoʊ ər /

preposition

1. North England, Scot., Dialect. over.

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ower British  

/ ˈaʊər /

preposition

1. a Scots word for over

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• owers
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ower owers

I want my winnings in ower food prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

He says to the horse, G’up ower that, and the horse shakes his head and rattles the harness and Mr. Hannon laughs.That fool of a horse loves to work, he says.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

I tell the horse, G’up ower that, like Mr. Hannon.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

An old farmer remarked that “We’re gaun ower faur North.”

From Meteorology or Weather Explained by M'Pherson, J. G.

I'm all right, I'm gettin' on all right,'—an' then 'e went; seemed to go ower the whimsey an' back towards th' wood.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

From this reason, all the owers of balances refused to pay the malwajib of the sircar.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

"All owers are repute to be vyce, Ower heich, ower law, ower rasch, ower nyce, Owre het or zit ower cauld."

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

It runs as follows:—Uxor.—What ship is that with so many owers, and straunge tacle; it is a greate vessell.

From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander

A' owers are ill, but ower the water and ower the hill.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

We leaned on that side of the boat, so with our owers thrusted her out; we seeing her swime so well, hasted to kill her with our owers, which shee had for her paines.

From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Radisson, Pierre Esprit