"ballow" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbæ.ləʊ/ Forms: more ballow [comparative], most ballow [superlative]
Rhymes: -æləʊ Etymology: From Middle English balowe, balwe, balgh, from Old English bælg, bæliġ (“bag, purse, leathern bottle, pair of bellows, pod, husk”), from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”). Doublet of belly, bellows, and bulge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|balowe}} Middle English balowe, {{inh|en|ang|bælg}} Old English bælg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*balgiz||bag}} Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”), {{doublet|en|belly|bellows|bulge}} Doublet of belly, bellows, and bulge Head templates: {{en-adj}} ballow (comparative more ballow, superlative most ballow)
  1. (obsolete) Round; pot-bellied. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ballow-en-adj-OZZMOvbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæ.ləʊ/ Forms: ballows [plural]
Rhymes: -æləʊ Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballow (plural ballows)
  1. (nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ballow-en-noun-9~zq68mj Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) Round; pot-bellied."
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        "(nautical) Deep water inside a shoal or bar."
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