gow

G2O1W4
US/ɡaʊ/

noun

Opium.

OriginScottish Gaelic gobha →
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Meanings

gow1

noungow (plural gows)

plural gows

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).

gow2

noungow (uncountable)
  1. colloquialdateduncountableOpium.

Gow3

proper noun
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

gow · noun

From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

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Gow · proper noun

  1. Scottish Gaelicgobha“smith”
  2. EnglishGow

From Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gow

ournowhowlowallowrowthoubowsomehowciaodowpalauMacauLaotaotaugaopowowchowfraumaoanyhowslough
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Sounds the same

gau

Anagrams

wog
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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