yowe

Y4O1W4E1
/jaʊ/

noun

A ewe; a female sheep.

OriginMiddle English yowe ← Old English eowu →
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Meanings

yowe1

nounyowe (plural yowes)

plural yowes · alternative yeo · alternative yoe · alternative yow

  1. ScotlandUKdialectalA ewe; a female sheep.

    The ram was marked wi' keel at the reet o' the tail an' the yowes upon their hips.

    1902, James Thomson, Recollections of a Speyside parish

yowe2

pronoun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of you.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ewe

Origin

  1. Old Englisheowu
  2. Middle Englishyowe
  3. Englishyowe

From Middle English yowe, yeue, variant forms of ewe, from Old English eowu. Compare doublet ewe and Scots yowe.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yowe

ournowhowlowallowrowthoubowsomehowciaodowpalauMacauLaotaotaugaopowowchowfraumaoanyhowslough
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Sounds the same

yowYaoyowYao

Anagrams

yeow
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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