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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024howe (hou),USA pronunciation [Scot. and North Eng.]n. - Scottish Termsa hole.
- Scottish Termsthe hold of a ship.
- Scottish Termsa hollow;
dell.
adj. - Scottish Termshollow.
- Scottish Termsdeep.
Also, how. - 1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots), alteration of holl; see hollow
- Biographical E(dgar) W(atson), 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Biographical Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine.
- Biographical Gordon (Gordie), born 1928, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Biographical Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic.
- Biographical Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe).
- Biographical Richard (Earl Howe) ("Black Dick''), 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe).
Samuel Grid•ley (grid′lē),USA pronunciation 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian.- Biographical William, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Howe /haʊ/ n - Elias. 1819–67, US inventor of the sewing machine (1846)
- Gordon, known as Gordie. born 1928, US ice-hockey player, who scored a record 1071 goals in a professional career lasting 32 years.
- Howe of Aberavon, Baron, title of (Richard Edward) Geoffrey Howe. born 1926, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–83); foreign secretary (1983–89); deputy prime minister (1989–90)
- Richard, 4th Viscount Howe. 1726–99, British admiral: served (1776–78) in the War of American Independence and commanded the Channel fleet against France, winning the Battle of the Glorious First of June (1794)
- his brother, William, 5th Viscount Howe. 1729–1814, British general; commander in chief (1776–78) of British forces in the War of American Independence
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