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Definition of Rowdydow
1. n. Hubbub; uproar.
Definition of Rowdydow
1. Noun. (archaic) hubbub; uproar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rowdydow
1. hubbub [n -S] - See also: hubbub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rowdydow
Literary usage of Rowdydow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"The imitative character of the word is shown by the term rowdydow, ... A noisy
turbulent fellow, from rowdydow, an expression framed to represent continued ..."
2. The St. James's Magazine (1866)
"A buzz of expectation, and the bride arrives alone, Mr. rowdydow ... condescension
of Mr. Cellular Tissue; the not less magnificent appetite of Mr. rowdydow ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"See Ray. 2. Row is familiarly used in the sense of noise, disturbance, tumult.
The imitative character of the word is shown by the term rowdydow, ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"A noisy turbulent fellow, from rowdydow, an expression framed to represent
continued noise. Deuced handsome fellow that : a little too ..."
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