'ow

A form of how — To what degree or extent.

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Meanings

adverb'ow (not comparable)
  1. dialectalnot comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of how.

    “’Ow do we know you ain’t the filth?”

    2015, L.J. Oliver, The Humbug Murders, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 134
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APA

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Chicago

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