fow

F4O1W4
UK/ˈfəʊ/US/ˈfoʊ/

verb

To clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

OriginOld Norse fága →
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Meanings

fow1

verbfow (third-person singular simple present fows, present participle fowing, simple past and past participle fowed)

present singular third person fows · participle present fowing · participle past fowed · past fowed

  1. EarlyModernobsoleteTo clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

FOW2

noun

alternative FoW

  1. abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of fall of wicket.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of fog of war.

FoW3

noun

alternative FOW

  1. abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of fall of wicket.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of fog of war.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fall of wicket

Origin

  1. Old Norsefága
  2. Englishfow

From Old Norse fága.

More words from Old Norse

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

foe (toe–tow merger)pho (one pronunciation, toe–tow merger)
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APA

fow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fow

MLA

“fow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fow.

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