gow

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See also: Gow

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

gow (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, dated) opium

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English girl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gow f (plural gows)

  1. (slang) a girl, chick

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish gaibid (“lays hold of, grasps”).

Verb

gow (verbal noun goaill)

  1. (transitive)
    1. take, get
      1. catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, affect, engage
      2. (medicine) contract (as disease)
  2. (intransitive)
    1. imperative of immee

Mutation

Template:gv mut cons

Middle English

Pronoun

gow

  1. Alternative form of yow

References

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