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Dow vs Dob - What's the difference?

dow | dob |

As verbs the difference between dow and dob

is that dow is to be worth while dob is to report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.

As nouns the difference between dow and dob

is that dow is alternative form of lang=en while dob is a small amount of something, especially paste.

As a proper noun Dow

is {{surname|from=given names}.

As an initialism DOB is

date of birth.

dow

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) dugan'', from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch ''deugen'', German ''taugen'', Swedish ''duga .

Verb

  • (obsolete) To be worth.
  • (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
  • To have the strength for, to be able to.
  • To thrive, prosper.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) douer'', from (etyl) ''dotare .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a dower; to endow.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anagrams

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    dob

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • date of birth
  • Daughters of Bilitis. The first organized and successful Lesbian liberation organization in the United States.
  • Anagrams

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