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howd

intransitive verb
\ ˈhəu̇d\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of howd

 (Entry 1 of 2)

chiefly Scottish
: to move from side to side or up and down

howd

noun
\ "\
plural -s

Definition of howd (Entry 2 of 2)

: a lurching rocking movement

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