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gowpen
- /ˈɡaʊpən/ UK
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From Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of yepsen.
noun gowpens · gowpin
- A bowl made of the two hands cupped together. it was ordered by Marina, who had it framed and set up in her bedroom next to a picture of her brother at twelve or fourteen clad in a bayronka (open shirt) and cupping a guinea pig in his gowpen (hollowed hands) […]
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| Español | ambuesta |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Händeschale |
| Italiano | giumella |
Talk about this word "gowpen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gowpen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gowpen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gowpen "gowpen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gowpen.Cite this
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