English

Adverb

abowt ‎(not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of about

Preposition

abowt

1. (obsolete, outside of dialects) Alternative spelling of about
   • 1842, John Dee, The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee, page 34:

     May 20th, after dynner, I with my brother, Mr. Justice Yong, went to the Archebishop of Canterbury to Lambeth, abowt the personagis who used me well.