hower

See also: Hower

English

Noun

hower (plural howers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of hour.
    • 1880, Clements R Markham, editor, The Voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622, published 1881:
      [O]ur men receaued no other recreation from work and sleep, but onlie the time of eateing their meat, whereof they had sufficient, thrice in every twenty-four howers; and besides, some of them had alowed aquauitæ at ech four hower's end.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch houder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈho.wər/, [ˈho.wər]

Noun

hower (plural hower-hower)

  1. (obsolete) magazine for firearms
  2. drill chuck
    Mata bor dimasukkan ke dalam hower bor sebelum digunakan untuk pengeboran beton.
    The drill bit is inserted into the drill chuck before being used for drilling concrete.
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