Definition of "bow-wow" [bow-wow]

• The bark of a dog. (noun)
• Informal A dog. (noun)
• Outcry; clamor. (noun)
• An overbearing manner. (noun)
• Commanding, especially in an arrogant manner; overbearing. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""You give me that bow-wow, and I'll smash Hanson right now, and you got the job right away -- come to work in the morning.""
• "A bow-wow is good on a scow when all hands sleep alongside the dock or in an anchor watch."
• ""This cook-feller, Hanson, pretty quick I smash him up an 'fire him, then you can come along ... and the bow-wow, too.""