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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WOW, v.2 To wave, signal by waving, beckon. [wʌu]Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 309, 481:
I wow'd wi' my hat. . . . Whan I wow stan fast.

[Variant of waav, Wave, with vocalising of v and consequent diphthongal development.]

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