Dow noun². [daʊ] M20.
[Abbreviation.]
The Dow-Jones average.

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dow noun¹. [daʊ] slang. E19.
[Abbreviation.]
A dowager.

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dow verb¹ intrans. [daʊ] Now Scot. & north.
[Old English dugan corresp. to Old Saxon dugan, Old High German tugan (German taugen), Old Norse duga: a Germanic preterite-present verb rel. to DOUGHTY.]
1. Be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly. Only in OE.

2. Be of use or profit to a person, avail. Usu. impers. in (it) dows etc. OE-L16.

3. Be valid or of value; be worth or good for something. ME-L18.

4. Be good, fitting, or proper for someone; become, befit, behove. Usu. impers. in it dows etc. Only in ME.

5. Have the strength or ability, be able (to do something). Usu. in neg. contexts. Now rare exc. poet. ME.

6. Do well, thrive, prosper. ME.

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