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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