howf

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/haʊf/
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/haʊf/ · /hʌuf/

Definition of howf

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Scotland, archaic)A frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
    “[A]s this Scotsman's howf lies right under your lee, why, take any port in a storm.”
    “‘He stayed at home at nights and devoted himself to his books. He even missed a few week-ends in the High Street howffs.’”
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noun

  1. (Scotland, archaic)A frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern.
    “[A]s this Scotsman's howf lies right under your lee, why, take any port in a storm.”
    “‘He stayed at home at nights and devoted himself to his books. He even missed a few week-ends in the High Street howffs.’”
  2. (Scotland, archaic)A rudimentary shelter, especially one used by a mountaineer; a hut.

verb

  1. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive)To frequent or resort to a place; to haunt.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Scots howf (noun, verb).

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