bowwow
[ bou-wou, -wou ]
/ ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ /
noun
the bark of a dog.
an imitation of this.
Chiefly Baby Talk.
a dog.
Origin of bowwow
First recorded in 1570–80; rhyming compound; imitative
Words nearby bowwow
bowstring,
bowstring hemp,
bowstring truss,
bowtel,
bowwood,
bowwow,
bowyangs,
bowyer,
box,
box beam,
box bed
Example sentences from the Web for bowwow
Ive heard of the bowwow theory and the dingdong theory, said Thwaite, his hands busy with the machine.
The Record of Currupira |Robert Abernathy