yow

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"Yowp!--yow--wow--wow!" and this row awoke Bevis Bevis battled hard for his dog, but the bailiff had had his lunch delayed, and his peace of mind upset about the boy, and he was resolutely relieving himself upon the spaniel.

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  • "Make sure you pull it shut all the way behind you Me-yow," I smirked as the door swung fully shut a few moments later. —  MaryJanice Davidson - Betsy 07 - Undead and Unworthy
  • A LOVE PLAYNT--1370 To yow, my Purse, and to noon other wighte Complayne I, for ye be my lady dere! —  The Book of Humorous Verse
  • Snarley-yow, or The Dog Fiend, by Captain Marryat Snarley-yow", or "The Dog Fiend" was published in 1837, the eleventh book to flow from Marryat's pen You could say that this book is a chronicle of the doings of various hopeless people, who are constantly being unkind to one another, and in particular, except for his owner, to the rather horrible dog. —  Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend
  • I cried, flushing indignantly That was all I said, but it was enough Beg pardon, young gentleman!--yow didn't, I can see that. —  Patience Wins War in the Works
  • Wow--yow--I could sleep I should think you could McCord did not answer By the way," I speculated. —  The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story
 

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