killow

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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killow (plural killows)

  1. An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.

Etymology 2

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From English dialect kollow (the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys).

Noun

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killow

  1. An earth of a blackish or deep blue colour.
    • 1728, J[ohn] Woodward, “Earths and Earthy Substances”, in A Catalogue of the Additional English Native Fossils, in the Collection of J. Woodward M.D., tome II, London: [] F[rancis] Fayram, []; J[ohn] Senex, []; and J. Osborn and T[homas] Longman, [], →OCLC, page 3:
      A black Earth, made into Form of a Ball, and called Killow.
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References

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killow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.