Definition of "owd" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of owe. (verb)

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• "Moggrebyn calls a horse owd, the eastern Arab hoszan; but many poets use the word owd, which is at present unknown to the vulgar in Egypt."
• "An Englishman is justified in using "steed" for "horse;" thus the Moggrebyn calls a horse owd, the eastern Arab hoszan; but many poets use the word owd, which is at present unknown to the vulgar in Egypt."
• "When all had getten sarved wi 'hot watter, an' given ovver crushin sugar, th 'cheerman announced' at it wor Mr. Standhen's call, soa up jumped Standhen, an 'said "he couldn't do better nor call owd Mosslump for a song.""