| 释义 |
▪ I. gow|gaʊ|
[Shortening and adaptation of Chinese yao-kao (Mathews), opium. f. yao drug + kao an oily, fatty substance, esp. an unguent.]
A drug; spec. opium. Hence ˈgowster, a drug addict.
1922Dialect Notes V. v. 182 Terms for opium. Gow, a Chinese word which..is meaningless unless allied with another Chinese word. 1926J. Black You can't Win xii. 159 You're in with what gow I've got. 1933Amer. Speech VIII. ii. 27/1 When one has contracted the [drug] habit..he is..hitting the gow. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §509.19 Gowster,..esp. an opium addict.
▪ II. gow
? error for goll, variant of gale n.1
1598Florio, Acaro, wilde Mirtle or gow.
▪ III. gow
var. gaw v. Obs., Sc. variant of gull. |