bowlyadj.

Forms: Also bowlie, boolie.

Etymology: perhaps < bow n.¹ or bow n.² + -ly suffix¹; but compare bowl v.³ and boul n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbowly.

Scottish.

Bent, rounded.

ΚΠ

1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xiii. 131 It was of the goose species, only with short bowly legs.

1864 J. Brown Plain Words Health 87 Your bowly back, your huge arms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bowly
释义	bowlyadj. Forms: Also bowlie, boolie. Etymology: perhaps < bow n.¹ or bow n.² + -ly suffix¹; but compare bowl v.³ and boul n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbowly. Scottish. Bent, rounded. ΚΠ 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xiii. 131 It was of the goose species, only with short bowly legs. 1864 J. Brown Plain Words Health 87 Your bowly back, your huge arms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1821
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