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jow.

A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.

    historical
verb/d͡ʒəʊ/UK/d͡ʒaʊ/US
  1. To knock, strike, bump.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To ring or toll (a bell).

    Scotland · transitive
Where this word comes from

Alteration of jowl (“to knock, strike, ring a bell”), with loss of final l.

verb
  1. Go away; begone.

    India · imperative · obsolete
verb
  1. To talk loudly.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Apparently from earlier *jowl, from Middle English chaulen, chavelen (“to jabber”). Compare jawl (“to talk loudly”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.