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fow

/ˈfoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
fow
IPA
/ˈfoʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of fall of wicket.

noun

Initialism of fog of war.

noun

Initialism of fall of wicket.

noun

Initialism of fog of war.

verb

To clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Old Norse fága.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈfəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fows (present, singular) fowing (participle, present) fowed (participle, past) fowed (past)

Derived Forms

fower

Homonyms

foe (toe–tow merger) pho (one pronunciation, toe–tow merger)

Questions

How do you pronounce fow?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊ/.
What does fow mean?
Initialism of fall of wicket.
Where does fow come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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