ballow

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See also: Ballow

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English balowe, balwe, balgh, from Old English bælg, bæliġ (bag, purse, leathern bottle, pair of bellows, pod, husk), from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (bag). Doublet of belly, bellows, and bulge.

Adjective

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ballow (comparative more ballow, superlative most ballow)

  1. (obsolete) Round; pot-bellied.
    • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 3 p. 40:
      A horse of greater speed, nor yet a righter hound,
      Not any where twixt Kent and Calidon is found.
      Nor yet the levell South can shewe a smoother Race,
      Whereas the ballow Nag out-strips the winds in chase;

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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ballow (plural ballows)

  1. (nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar.

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