ower
1 Americannoun
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owers
plural
preposition
preposition
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I want my winnings in ower food prices.
From Time Magazine Archive
I tell the horse, G’up ower that, like Mr. Hannon.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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
Ligging here deead, e thee shroud an thee coffin, Ligging alone in this poor wretched room, Just thee white hands crossed ower thee bosom, Waiting for t’angels to carry thee home.
From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright
These men they ran ower hills and dales,85 And ower mountains high; Till they came on to Lundan town, At the dawn o' the third day.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"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 Alexander Hislop
A' owers are ill, but ower the water and ower the hill.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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 Edmund Burke
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 Alexander Barclay
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 Pierre Esprit Radisson
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