dow
/daʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of dhow (“sailing vessel”).
noun
Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife”).
noun
Example Sentences
- "The fauconer then was prest, Came runnynge with a dow, And cryed, ‘Stow, stow, stow!’ But she [his hawk] wold not bow."
- "This day my Julia thou must make For Mistresse Bride, the wedding Cake: Knead but the Dow, and it will be To paste of Almonds turn’d by thee: Or kisse it thou, but once, or twice, And for the Bride-Cake ther’l be Spice."
Etymology
From Middle English douen, from Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Obsolete
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
Inflected Forms
dows (present, singular)
dowing (participle, present)
dowed (participle, past)
dowed (past)
dought (participle, past)
dought (past)
dows (plural)
D.O.W. (alternative)
D. O. W. (alternative)