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chow(1)(dictionary)
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chow(2)(dictionary)
chow 2, verb(dictionary)
chow mein(dictionary)
Chow mein(recipes)
chow mein(dictionary)

William Morris (iou) and chow 1, noun (oh)


William Morris (iou)



William Morris adjective. M20.
[See MORRIS adjective2.]
= MORRIS adjective2.
William Morrisy adjective resembling the life of William Morris; characteristic of his work: M20.

chow 1, noun (oh)




[Sense: 1; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from Mandarin Chinese jiao 'meat dumpling']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from Cantonese kau 'dog']
[U] old-fashioned informal Food
::I ordered some chow and sat down.
also 'chow chow
[C] a type of dog with long thick fur that first came from China