Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To strike (a bell); toll; ring.
  • To toll, as a bell.
  • noun An obsolete variant of jaw.
  • noun The stroke of a bell; a ringing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A former, pre-metric, unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jow.

Examples

  • Yeah, the same bunch who think a blow jow is worse than ruining our intellegence community.

    Think Progress » Bush Consultation on Alito: “Zero, Nothing” 2005

  • “Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.

    Divine Transformation Dr. 2010

  • “Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.

    Divine Transformation Dr. 2010

  • “Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.

    Divine Transformation Dr. 2010

  • Old Daddy hardly seemed impressed with the pleasure he had missed in losing a sociable "jow" with a ghostly crony.

    The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886

  • Can you come up with any explanation for this, or is it just too insidious for language to express? jow blow Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Passing Costs on to Consumers 2010

  • “Ling Guang Pu Zhao” pronounced ling gwahng poo jow can be translated as shining soul light.

    Tao I Dr. 2010

  • “Ling Guang Pu Zhao” pronounced ling gwahng poo jow means shining soul light.

    Tao I Dr. 2010

  • Therefore, “Jin guang zhao ti, bai bing xiao chu” pronounced jeen gwahng jow tee, bye bing shee-ow choo means golden light shines, all sickness disappears.

    Tao I Dr. 2010

  • Therefore, “Jin guang zhao ti, bai bing xiao chu” pronounced jeen gwahng jow tee, bye bing shee-ow choo means:

    Tao I Dr. 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • c1955 Jow (verb) was used by my Lancashire grandmother meaning to knock or bang. Example: (as an admonition to naughty grandchildren)"Behave or I'll jow your heads together!"

    June 9, 2009

  • This is now on 2 different scrabble lists. That's double Wordnik points.

    March 4, 2010