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gow¹

noun gows

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).

gow²

  • /ɡaʊ/ US

Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

noun

  1. colloquial, dated, uncountable Opium.

Gow³

  • /ɡaʊ/

Sounds like gau · Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

proper noun

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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MLA

"gow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gow

Chicago

"gow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gow.

BibTeX
@misc{gow_2026,
  title = {gow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}