jow.
A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.
Meaning & usage
A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.
To knock, strike, bump.
To ring or toll (a bell).
Where this word comes from
Alteration of jowl (“to knock, strike, ring a bell”), with loss of final l.
Go away; begone.
To talk loudly.
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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