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 oflength inIndia , equal to approximately a quarter of an inch
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Examples
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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
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“Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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“Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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“Zhao” pronounced jow, rhymes with now means shines.
Divine Transformation Dr. 2010
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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
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Can you come up with any explanation for this, or is it just too insidious for language to express? jow blow Says:
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“Ling Guang Pu Zhao” pronounced ling gwahng poo jow can be translated as shining soul light.
Tao I Dr. 2010
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“Ling Guang Pu Zhao” pronounced ling gwahng poo jow means shining soul light.
Tao I Dr. 2010
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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
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Therefore, “Jin guang zhao ti, bai bing xiao chu” pronounced jeen gwahng jow tee, bye bing shee-ow choo means:
Tao I Dr. 2010
miketoons commented on the word jow
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
bilby commented on the word jow
This is now on 2 different scrabble lists. That's double Wordnik points.
March 4, 2010