A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500, 1628
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Fow, n. [Of obscure origin.] A pitch-fork. — a1500 Prestis of Peblis 292.
And now befor quhar thai had ane bow Full fayne he is on bak to get a fow 1628 Reg. Privy C. II. 2 Ser. 596.
[He and others] with yrne fawes [sic], gavelockes [etc.] … pryssed and rave up the clouse of the damme
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Fow n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/fow_n>
