BALLOW

Etymology 1

Adjective

ballow (comparative more ballow, superlative most ballow)

(obsolete) Round; pot-bellied.

Etymology 2

Noun

ballow (plural ballows)

(nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar.

Proper noun

Ballow (plural Ballows)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballow is the 18858th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1450 individuals. Ballow is most common among White (69.1%), Black/African American (17.86%), and Hispanic/Latino (10.41%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Bal"low, n.

Definition: A cudgel. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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