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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1817
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POW, int. A call to a turkey.Peb. 1817 R. Brown Lintoun Green 31:
And, chucky! wheety! burdy! burd! Pow! pow! assail the ears.
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"Pow interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/pow_interj>
