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howfs

howfs is the plural of howf.

Meaning of howf

Noun

howf (plural howfs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) 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
  2. (Scotland, archaic) A rudimentary shelter, especially one used by a mountaineer; a hut.

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Howfs is the plural of howf.

Words near howfs in the dictionary

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  9. howgoesits
  10. howgoezit
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