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GOWPEN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: the hollow of two hands held together as if forming a bowl . b. or less commonly gowpenful. -ˌfü(l) plural gowpenfuls : a double handful. www.merriam-webster.com
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gowpen, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun gowpen is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for gowpen is from around 1325, ... www.oed.com
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gowpen - Sesquiotica
Sir Walter Scott certainly used the word. It's not from the Gaelic, though; it comes from Old Norse. The word gaupn originally meant just one ... sesquiotic.com
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gowpen
gowpen Sc. and dial. (ˈgaʊpən) Forms: 3 goupynes (pl.), 6–7 gopin(g, 6–9 gowpin(g, (8 gapen, gouppen, 9 gowpan, 7, 9 goppen), 8–9 goupen, -in, gowpen. [a. ON. gaupn (Norw. dial. gaupn, Sw. göpen, Da. gievn, gi{obar}vn, in the Dict. of 1802) = OHG. coufana (MHG. goufen). Cf. yepsen. The original sens... Oxford English Dictionary
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GOWPEN n a double handful - Scots Language Centre
It is used to mean the hollow of the hand or of both hands, but most often it refers to a double handful, also known as a gowpenfu. www.scotslanguage.com
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GOWPEN definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
an amount that can be contained in cupped hands. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Credits. www.collinsdictionary.com
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John Wheatcroft
Artist as a Middle-Aged Cleaning Woman (1975) A Voice from the Hump and A Fourteenth-Century Poet's Vision of Christ (1977) Ordering Demons (1981) Gowpen wikipedia.org
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A.Word.A.Day --gowpen - Wordsmith.org
gowpen · PRONUNCIATION: (GAU-puhn) · MEANING: noun: Two hands cupped together. · ETYMOLOGY: From Old Norse gaupn (cupped hands). Earliest ... www.wordsmith.org
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Gowpen – ethics values kindness purpose
A gowpen is the word for 'both hands cupped together'. It is the most ancient and human of measurements, offering and receiving sustenance, refreshment, ... gowpen.co.uk
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Gowpen - World Wide Words
Gowpen. Pronounced /ˈɡʊpən/ Help with pronunciation. Put your hands together, cupped. Now consider the bowl shape you have created. www.worldwidewords.org
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gowpen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of yepsen. Pronunciation. edit. (UK) IPA: /ˈɡaʊpən ... en.wiktionary.org
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SND :: gowpen - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
The sequels are the small quantities [of grain or meal] given to the servants, under the names of knaveship, bannock, or lock and gowpen.Sc. 1818 Scott H. dsl.ac.uk
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gowpenful
gowpenful Sc. and dial. (ˈgaʊpənfʊl) [f. gowpen + -ful.] A ‘double handful’ (see gowpen 1).1674–91 Ray N.C. Words 32 Gopingfull, as much as you can hold in your Fist. 1789 Davidson Seasons 13 Who for a knife Or penny whissle, will part wi' their gold In gopinfu's. 1852 Carlyle Let. in Froude Life in... Oxford English Dictionary
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goapen
goapen var. gowpen. Oxford English Dictionary
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gouppen
goup(p)en, -in var. gowpen Sc. and dial. Oxford English Dictionary
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