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Row etymology

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English word row comes from English hoot

Detailed word origin of row

Dictionary entry Language Definition
hoot English (en) To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.. To cry out or shout in contempt.. To make the cry of an owl.. To sound the horn of a vehicle (US, slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny). A derisive cry or shout.. A small particle. The cry of an owl.
row English (en) (intransitive) to argue noisily A continual loud noise.. A noisy argument.