Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or dialectal form of
clough , 5. - To pull together rudely; labor irregularly in a tumultuous manner.
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Examples
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Obama is reaping what he sowed, that corporate clow.
Matthew Yglesias » Why Coakley Losing Won’t Matter That Much 2010
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Well the lamb face looks more like a clow face to me.
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So I can understand a little hesitation on the clow - first aider's part.
10K update and two different views toward wheelchair users, me and my 10K competition Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Fantasy candidate Thompson jumps into the GOP clow...
08/31/2007 2007
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Lying on my straw mat, 1 heard the music box playing that song 1 had grown to hate so much. 1 beard Miss Banner's door open, then clow 1 put my hands over my ears.
the secret sense Tan, Amy 1995
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` ` Your honour winna persuade me, and naebody shall persuade me, that it's either halesome or prudent to tak the night air on thae moors without a cordial o 'clow-gilliflower water, or
Rob Roy 1887
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Garden, who attracts considerable notice by the cry of -- Come buy my live shrimps and pierriwinkles -- buy my wink, wink, wink; these, however, are exceptions to those previously mentioned, as they have good voices, and deliver themselves to some tune; but to the former may be added the itinerant collector of old clothes, who continually annoys you with -- Clow; clow sale.
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But my auld een's drawing thegither -- dinna hurry yoursell, my bonny man, tak mind about the putting out the candle, and there's a horn of ale, and a glass of clow-gillie-flower water; I dinna gie ilka body that; I keep it for a pain I hae whiles in my ain stamach, and it's better for your young blood than brandy.
Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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But my auld een's drawing thegither -- dinna hurry yoursell, my bonny man, tak mind about the putting out the candle, and there's a horn of ale, and a glass of clow-gillie-flower water; I dinna gie ilka body that; I keep it for a pain I hae whiles in my ain stamach, and it's better for your young blood than brandy.
Old Mortality, Volume 1. Walter Scott 1801
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ATMOSPHERE - sunshine (2007) "sunshine" off "sad clow bad summer no 9" OUT NOW ON
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