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noun haʊ Northern English 1A tumulus or barrow. Example sentencesExamples - By far the commonest type of monument is the round barrow, known locally as a howe.
- 1.1in place names A hill.
Example sentencesExamples - A short distance south of Shap village, the Kemp Howe stone circle is cut in two by the West Coast Main Line Railway.
- The authors believe the church is a part of a twelve and a half mile ley that joins Lastingham Church, the Black Howe Barrow and Dargate Dikes.
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse haugr 'mound', from a Germanic base meaning 'high'. nounhaʊ Northern English, Scottish A hollow place; a depression. Example sentencesExamples - As usual this year, images from the 5,000-year-old howe are being broadcast on the Internet.
Origin Late Middle English: variant of Old English hol (see hole). |