Dow

6 definitions found

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

  Dhow \Dhow\, n. [Ar. d[=a]o?]
     A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian
     Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail. [Also
     written {dow}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dow \Dow\, n.
     A kind of vessel. See {Dhow}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dow \Dow\, v. t. [F. douer. See {Dower}.]
     To furnish with a dower; to endow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dow \Dow\ (dou), prop. n. (Finance)
     shortened form of {the Dow-Jones Index} or Dow Jones
     Industrial Average; as, the Dow rose 100 points today.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DOW
       Direct OverWrite (MO, ...)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dow, IL
    Zip code(s): 62022