bowwow

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An extravagant admirer of Jane Austen's quiet, domestic observations was Sir Walter Scott, who declared: "I can do the big bowwow myself: but the exquisite touch ... is denied to me."

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Old timey with a New Age angle, this Bayou bowwow should get a good run for your money.

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He decides instead to form a companionate liaison with a woman who is his mental equal, but is otherwise--how to put this gently?--a bowwow.

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Most 20th Century playgoers lean toward the big bowwow.

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Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah