jow

See also: Jow

English

Etymology 1

Noun

jow (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of jhow (“kind of tamarisk”)

Etymology 2

Noun

jow (plural jows)

1. (historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch

Alternative forms

• gaou, gau, gow, jaob

Etymology 3

Verb

jow (third-person singular simple present jows, present participle jowing, simple past and past participle jowed)

1. (Scotland, transitive) To ring or toll (a bell).

Middle English

Noun

jow

1. Alternative form of Jew

Scots

Verb

jow (third-person singular simple present jows, present participle jowin, simple past jowt, past participle jowt)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To ring or toll (a bell).

Noun

jow (plural jows)

1. A stroke of a bell.