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verb (used without object),
dowed
or
dought
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dow·ing.
Scot.
and
North England
.
1.
to be able.
2.
to thrive; prosper; do well.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
dowen, doghen,
Old English
dugan
to be worthy; cognate with
German
taugen;
compare
doughty
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
chat, to converse
to spend time idly; loaf.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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noun
1.
Charles Henry,
1851–1902,
U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.
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Dou, Gerard
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3.
Herbert Henry,
1866–1930,
U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.
Dow.
dowager.
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Dou
,
Dow
or
Douw
(daʊ,
Dutch
dɔu, daʊ,
Dutch
dɔu, daʊ,
Dutch
dɔu)
—
n
Gerard
(ˈxeːrɑrt). 1613--75, Dutch portrait and genre painter
Dow
,
Dow
or
Douw
—
n
Douw
,
Dow
or
Douw
—
n
Dow
(daʊ,
Dutch
dɔu)
—
n
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Dou
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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