dowsome

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Etymology[edit]

From dow +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

dowsome (comparative more dowsome, superlative most dowsome)

  1. (dialectal, Northern England, Lancashire) healthy; thriving
    • 1836, Richard Furness, Medicus-magus:
      My farand friends farewell ! so near my heart, / My dowsome cow, my good old mare, and cart !
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