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chow

Pronunciation:  chaw, chaw

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China
  2. [n]  informal terms for a meal
  3. [n]  the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
 
 Synonyms: Chou, Chou dynasty, chow chow, Chow dynasty, chuck, eats, grub, Zhou, Zhou dynasty
 
 See Also: dynasty, fare, spitz

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chow\, n. [Chin chou.]
A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the
chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a
city, as in Foochow.

 

 

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