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† kew-kaw, kew-waw, adv. Obs.
[Origin obscure.]
Upside down. (Used as n. in quot. 1399.)
1399Langl. Rich. Redeles iii. 299 In well and in woo þe werld euere turneth, Ȝit þer is kew-kaw þouȝ he come late, A new þing þat noyeth nedy men and oþer. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. ii. 233 The Picture topsie-turuie stands kewwaw: The World turn'd vpside downe, as all men know. |