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killow

killow noun: an old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.

Noun (1)

killow (plural killows)

  1. An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.

Noun (2)

killow

  1. An earth of a blackish or deep blue colour.
    • A black Earth, made into Form of a Ball, and called Killow.1728, J[ohn] Woodward, “Earths and Earthy Substances”, in A Catalogue of the Additional English Native Fossils, in the Collection of J. Woodward M.D., tome II, London: […] F[rancis] Fayram, […]...

Forms of killow

pluralkillows

Origin of killow

From English dialect kollow (“the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys”).

Words that rhyme with killow

Questions about killow

What does killow mean?
Killow means an old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.
What part of speech is killow?
Killow is a noun.
What is the plural of killow?
The plural of killow is killows.

Words near killow in the dictionary

  1. Killoran
  2. Killorans
  3. Killorglin
  4. Killough
  5. Killoughs
  6. killow
  7. killows
  8. Killpack
  9. Killpacks
  10. killproof
  11. kills

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