jow UK /d͡ʒəʊ/US /d͡ʒaʊ/verb 4noun 1forms 3 verb4 •(dialect, UK) To knock, strike, bump. •(Scotland) To ring or toll (a bell). •(dialect, UK) To talk loudly. •(India, no longer used) Go away; begone.He angrily tells the crowd to jow (go away), and the nearest of them sheer off a few paces, […] — 1927 noun1 •(historical) A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch. formsjowed · jowing · jows
