dow

verb

1. (Northern-England, dialectal, obsolete)To be worth.
2. (Northern-England, dialectal, obsolete)To thrive, prosper.
3. To furnish with a dower; to endow.

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of dhow (“sailing vessel”).
2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of dove (“pigeon”).

   “The fauconer then was prest, Came runnynge with a dow, And cryed, ‘Stow, stow, stow!’ But she [his hawk] wold not bow.”

3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife”).
4. (alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete form of dough

   “This day my Julia thou must make For Mistresse Bride, the wedding Cake: Knead but the Dow, and it will be To paste of Almonds turn’d by thee: Or kisse it thou, but once, or twice, And for the Bride-Cake ther’l be Spice.”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of day of the week
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of department of war.

name

1. (countable)A male given name.
2. (countable)A surname transferred from the given name.
3. (countable, uncountable)Dow Jones average
4. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
5. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
6. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of United States Department of War.
7. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of DOW.