¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dowing
1. dow [v] - See also: dow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dowing
Literary usage of Dowing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Register Book of Marriages Belonging to the Parish of St. George by John Henry Chapmen, George John Armytage (1888)
"... Ann Kent June 18 Joseph dowing & Mary Sounding June 18 The Rev. Joseph Pote,
of Milton, со. Kent, & Elizabeth Augusta Aitkens, of this parish. ..."
2. Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland: Hitherto Unpublished by Peter Buchan (1875)
"Our John is dowing, &c. I fell'd my yellow fitted cock, And stov'd him well into
the pot, And bade him drink the bree o' that, ..."
3. Select English Works of John Wyclif by John Wycliffe (1869)
"... j>ei shal have lore as j>ei have nede ; and )>us )>is dowing maki)> lore )>at
... doi)> )>is dowing muche profit ; for clerkes wolden not be so many but ..."
4. Provincial Medical & Surgical Journal (1841)
"He (Mr. dowing) could not understand upon what principle removal of the uvula
and tonsils could relieve stammering ; and he thought Mr. Yearsley had brought ..."
Other Resources:
