howf
/haʊf/
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Scotland/hʌuf/
howf noun: a frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
Noun
howf (plural howfs)
- A frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
- [A]s this Scotsman's howf lies right under your lee, why, take any port in a storm.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Pirate. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 60
- ‘He stayed at home at nights and devoted himself to his books. He even missed a few week-ends in the High Street howffs.’1972, George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe, Polygon, published 2019, page 164
- A rudimentary shelter, especially one used by a mountaineer; a hut.
Verb
howf (third-person singular simple present howfs, present participle howfing, simple past and past participle howfed)
Forms of howf
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | howfs |
| alternative form | howff |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | howfs |
| present participle | howfing |
| past participle | howfed |
| past | howfed |
Origin of howf
Borrowed from Scots howf (noun, verb).
Words that rhyme with howf
Questions about howf
- What does howf mean?
- Howf means a frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
- What part of speech is howf?
- Howf can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce howf?
- Howf is pronounced /haʊf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of howf?
- The plural of howf is howfs.
Words near howf in the dictionary
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