noun
Meaning 1
A ewe; a female sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
yowe
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/jaʊ/
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rhymes with -aʊ
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homophone: yow
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homophone: Yao
pron
Meaning 2
Obsolete spelling of you.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English yowe, yeue, variant forms of ewe, from Old English eowu. Compare doublet ewe and Scots yowe.