bow-wow

Definition

Representing the sound of a dog barking.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Example Sentences

• "Harke, harke, bowgh wawgh: the watch-Dogges barke, bowgh-wawgh."
• "She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne, the bawewawe of ſchollars, the tutt of gentlemen, the tee-heegh of gentlewomen, the phy of citizens, the blurt of Courtiers, the poogh of good letters, the faph of good manners, and the whoop-hooe of good boyes in London ſtreetes."