dowsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by douth (strength, health, or vitality); thriving.

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Meanings

adjectivedowsome (comparative more dowsome, superlative most dowsome)

comparative more dowsome · superlative most dowsome · alternative doesome · alternative dosome · alternative dohsom

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalLancashireCharacterised or marked by douth (strength, health, or vitality); thriving.

    My farand friends farewell ! so near my heart, / My dowsome cow, my good old mare, and cart !

    1836, Richard Furness, Medicus-magus

Origin

From dow + -some.

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APA

dowsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowsome

MLA

“dowsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dowsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowsome.

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