Meaning of kow-tow | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of kowtow.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Prince Chun, who even in Europe would not kow-tow to a European or allow his attendants to kow-tow, will be, we may rest assured, a hero in Chinese eyes.”

“I do not believe in kow-towing to anybody”

“[U]nless you kow-tow to an old order, this is what will happen to you”

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