howf

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Noun

howf (plural howfs)

  1. (obsolete, Scotland) public house, tavern
    • 1842, Walter Scott, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Mysell being in the public line, I look for howfs I kenn'd long syne, whar gentles used to drink gude wine

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