"hower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: howers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hower (plural howers)
  1. Obsolete spelling of hour. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: hour
    Sense id: en-hower-en-noun-R6wWmbdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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