"gowpen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaʊpən/ [UK] Forms: gowpens [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of yepsen. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|gaupn||hollow made by cupped hands}} Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”), {{doublet|en|yepsen}} Doublet of yepsen Head templates: {{en-noun}} gowpen (plural gowpens)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: gowpin Translations (Translations): kahmalo (Finnish), Händeschale [feminine] (German), garstka [feminine] (Polish)

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