Chow

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chow \Chow\, n. [Chin. chou.]
     1. A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or
        the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the
        name of a city, as in Foochow.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy
        curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same
        as {chowchow[3]}, n..
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chow
       n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
            for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
            dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow dynasty}]
       2: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chuck}, {eats}, {grub}]
       3: breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled
          tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have
          originated in northern China [syn: {chow chow}]