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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Jow, n.2 [ME. iowe, iow (c 1374), later iaw(e (c 1450), of uncertain etymology.] Plur. The jaws (as of an animal). — 1513 Doug. xi. xiii. 69.
Hys hed coverit … Was with ane hydduus wolfis gapand jowis, With chaftis braid, quhyte teith, and bustuus powis
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