Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A showy, flaunting woman; a courtezan; a prostitute. Formerly also
blowess and blowing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Low A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet.
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Examples
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If Jack was clumsy enough to be detected in a trifling theft, his "blowen" would go over to the enemy, and betray him for the sake of the Government reward (see
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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I have had it framed blowen up to poster size and on my wall.
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GWB's last major domestic bill was to start a new entitlement called the perscription drug plan estimated to cost $400B over 10 year and he has blowen out the budget.
Sound Politics: A vote for Darcy Burner is a vote for Jim McDermott 2006
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A fantastic tribute Cheyenne, Joe would have been blowen away, I wish I had met Joe, …. miss you
Joe and the Cap’n 2007
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In that hille and in that same place, at the day of doom, 4 aungeles, with 4 trompes, schulle blowen and reysen alle men, that hadden suffred dethe, sithe that the world was formed, from dethe to lyve; and schnlle comen in body and soule in juggement; before the face of oure Lord, in the Vale of
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For his ambassedours taken here dromedaries or hire hors, and thei priken in alle that evere thei may toward on of the innes: and whan thei comen there, anon thei blowen an horne; and anon thei of the in knowen wel y now that there ben tydynges to warnen the Emperour of sum rebellyoun azenst him.
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In that hille and in that same place, at the day of doom, 4 aungeles, with 4 trompes, schulle blowen and reysen alle men, that hadden suffred dethe, sithe that the world was formed, from dethe to lyve; and schnlle comen in body and soule in juggement; before the face of oure Lord, in the Vale of Josaphate.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For his ambassedours taken here dromedaries or hire hors, and thei priken in alle that evere thei may toward on of the innes: and whan thei comen there, anon thei blowen an horne; and anon thei of the in knowen wel y now that there ben tydynges to warnen the Emperour of sum rebellyoun azenst him.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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When we were ready to set saile (one halfe of the fort being by order from the Generall blowen vp by mine) the company was drawne away.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Carouans into diuers countreys: and the city is very copious of victuals, which comme out of Armenia downe the riuer of Tygris, on certaine Zattares or Raffes made of blowen hides or skinnes called
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
jinglebelljosie commented on the word blowen
n. a prostitute or courtesan
Used in thieves' jargon so that others could not understand their meaning
(Foyle, Christopher. Foyle's Philavery, pg. 26)
October 23, 2008
sionnach commented on the word blowen
It's up the spout and Charley Wag
with wipes and tickers and what not.
Until the squeezer nips your scrag,
Booze and the blowens cop the lot.
October 23, 2008