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Definition of gowpen in English: gowpennoun ˈɡaʊpən British dialect 1A space formed by both hands cupped together to form a bowl. he had a guinea pig in his gowpen Example sentencesExamples - I was in the cooking lab cupping pieces of marinated fish in my gowpen and getting the oil ready to fry them.
- 1.1 A quantity that fills both hands cupped together.
Example sentencesExamples - He plunged his hand into his pocket, and brought out a gowpen of coins.
- He took a gowpen of his own double chins, hoisting his head erect.
- She took three gowpens of water and carried them home in her pail.
- Before you even peek in the considering glass, take a gowpen of water and throw it over your face.
- You come here with a very singular story, and nowt to back it but a glib tongue and your smooth, innocent-like young face—and you go back hame with a heaped gowpen of gold.
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse gaupn, from Old High German. |