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bowwow

[ bou-wou, -wou ]

noun

  1. the bark of a dog.
  2. an imitation of this.
  3. Chiefly Baby Talk. a dog.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bowwow1

First recorded in 1570–80; rhyming compound; imitative
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Blue and Blue II now rest in a doghouse-shaped mini-columbarium on the east side of Hinkle Fieldhouse, and there is room for at least three dozen more sets of dog ashes, demonstrating the school’s long-term commitment to this bowwow monument.

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Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word.

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He decides instead to form a companionate liaison with a woman who is his mental equal, but is otherwise--how to put this gently?--a bowwow.

Old timey with a New Age angle, this Bayou bowwow should get a good run for your money.

Most 20th Century playgoers lean toward the big bowwow.

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