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