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Pronunciation : Cal"low
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]
Definition : 1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.

2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cal*low"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Named from its note.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913