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jowed

jowed is the simple past and past participle of jow.

Meaning of jow

Verb (1)

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

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To knock, strike, bump.
  2. (Scotland, transitive) To ring or toll (a bell).

Verb (2)

jow

  1. (India, imperative, obsolete) Go away; begone.
    • This is always the way in India: the servant assures you that what you require is not procurable […] you politely reply, "Jow" (go away), and in nine cases out of ten he will return with the desired article; […]1861, M. A. Wallace-Dunlop, Rosalind Harriet Maria Wallace-Dunlop Inverarity, The Timely Retreat from India, Before the Mutinies (page 163)

Verb (3)

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

  1. (UK, dialectal) To talk loudly.

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Questions about jowed

What is jowed the simple past and past participle of?
Jowed is the simple past and past participle of jow.

Words near jowed in the dictionary

  1. jowarree
  2. jowarry
  3. jowaur
  4. jowder
  5. jowders
  6. jowed
  7. Jowell
  8. Jowett
  9. Jowetts
  10. jowing
  11. Jowitt

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