gown.¹

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English goll , gale n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps either an error for, or a variant (with vocalization of the final l) of, goll, variant of gale n.¹

Perhaps: = gale n.¹

ΚΠ

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Wilde Mirtle or gow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

gown.²

Brit.

/ɡaʊ/, U.S.

/ɡaʊ/

Etymology: Shortening and adaptation of Chinese yao-kao (Mathews), opium. < yao drug + kao an oily, fatty substance, especially an unguent.

A drug; spec. opium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium

poppyOE

opiec1385

opiuma1398

afion1542

meconium1601

mud1852

yen she1882

smoke1884

dope1886

hop1887

twang1898

weed1918

gow1922

yen1926

tar1935

gee1936

1922 Dial. Notes 5 182 Terms for opium. Gow, a Chinese word which..is meaningless unless allied with another Chinese word.

1926 J. Black You can't Win xii. 159 You're in with what gow I've got.

1933 Amer. Speech 8 ii. 27/1 When one has contracted the [drug] habit..he is..hitting the gow.

Derivatives

ˈgowster n. a drug addict.

ΚΠ

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §509.19 Gowster,..esp. an opium addict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gow
释义	gown.¹ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English goll , gale n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps either an error for, or a variant (with vocalization of the final l) of, goll, variant of gale n.¹ Perhaps: = gale n.¹ ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Wilde Mirtle or gow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). gown.² Brit. /ɡaʊ/, U.S. /ɡaʊ/ Etymology: Shortening and adaptation of Chinese yao-kao (Mathews), opium. < yao drug + kao an oily, fatty substance, especially an unguent. A drug; spec. opium. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium poppyOE opiec1385 opiuma1398 afion1542 meconium1601 mud1852 yen she1882 smoke1884 dope1886 hop1887 twang1898 weed1918 gow1922 yen1926 tar1935 gee1936 1922 Dial. Notes 5 182 Terms for opium. Gow, a Chinese word which..is meaningless unless allied with another Chinese word. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xii. 159 You're in with what gow I've got. 1933 Amer. Speech 8 ii. 27/1 When one has contracted the [drug] habit..he is..hitting the gow. Derivatives ˈgowster n. a drug addict. ΚΠ 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §509.19 Gowster,..esp. an opium addict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1598n.²1922
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