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Meaning of chow

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Chow
      n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
           for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
           dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]
      2: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {eats},
         {grub}]
      3: breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy
         curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to
         have originated in northern China [syn: {chow}, {chow chow}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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