jow
See also: Jow
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
jow (uncountable)
- Alternative form of jhow (“kind of tamarisk”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
jow (plural jows)
- (historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch
Alternative forms edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
jow
- Alternative form of Jew
Scots edit
Verb edit
jow (third-person singular simple present jows, present participle jowin, simple past jowt, past participle jowt)
- (transitive, intransitive) To ring or toll (a bell).
Noun edit
jow (plural jows)
- A stroke of a bell.