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fower

fower

English

Noun

fower (plural fowers)

  1. (Early Modern English, dated) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

Etymology 2

Middle English fower, from Old English fēower.

Numeral

fower

  1. (Geordie, cardinal) four

Noun

fower (uncountable)

  1. The digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet. It is pronounced with two syllables, to prevent possible accidental confusion with other digits.

Middle English

Numeral

fower

  1. four

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English fower, from Old English fēower.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʌur], [ˈfʌuər]
  • (Southwestern Scotland) IPA(key): [fuwr]

Numeral

fower

  1. (cardinal) four

Derived terms

  • fowert (fourth)

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