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Meaning of gowpen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡaʊpən

Definitions

A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.

Scotland

Equivalents

Deutsch Händeschale
Español ambuesta
Suomi kahmalo
Italiano giumella
Polski garstka

Examples

“it was ordered by Marina, who had it framed and set up in her bedroom next to a picture of her brother at twelve or fourteen clad in a bayronka (open shirt) and cupping a guinea pig in his gowpen (hollowed hands) […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

gowpenful Gowran Gowrie Gowrie Park Gowro gowt

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