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lowrie

lowrie noun: a fox.

Noun

lowrie (plural lowries)

  1. (Scotland) A fox.
    • Cum furth, lowrie, lurkand vnder thy hude.1571, The Morall fabillis of Esope compylit be Maister Robert Henrisoun
    • The monarch pleas'd with Lowry, wha durſt gloom? A warrant's order'd for a good round ſum,1761, Allan Ramsay, The Fox and Rat
    Synonyms:
    laurence, lowrance

Proper noun capitalized: Lowrie

Lowrie (plural Lowries)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Synonyms of lowrie

Forms of lowrie

Noun
plurallowries
Proper noun
pluralLowries

Questions about lowrie

What does lowrie mean?
Lowrie means a fox.
What part of speech is lowrie?
Lowrie can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lowrie?
The plural of lowrie is lowries.

Words near lowrie in the dictionary

  1. lowrider
  2. lowrider bicycle
  3. lowrider bicycles
  4. lowriders
  5. lowriding
  6. lowrie
  7. lowries
  8. Lowrimore
  9. Lowrimores
  10. lowrise
  11. lowrises

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