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Prow
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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prow (praʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the bow of a vessel | |
| [C16: from Old French proue, from Latin prora, from Greek prōra; related to Latin pro in front] | |
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Word Origin & History
prow
1555, from M.Fr. proue, from It. (Genoese) prua, from V.L. *proda, by dissimilation from L. prora "prow," from Gk. proira, related to pro "before, forward," proi "early in the morning."
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Example sentences
The pulpit seen in that movie is unmistakably the prow of a ship.
It is partially sheathed on the sides and has a deep overhang reminiscent of the rakish prow of a ship.
It was a white ship with a high prow that threw a wide shadow.
The bowsprit is a pole that stretches out over the sea from the prow of the ship.
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