/ Dictionary / Index H howe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: howe Pronunciation: (hou), [key] — Scot. and North Eng. Scot. and North Eng. —n. a hole. the hold of a ship. a hollow; dell. —adj. hollow. deep. Howe Pronunciation: (hou), [key] — n. 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor. 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine. (Gordie), born 1928, Canadian ice-hockey player. 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic. 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe). (Earl Howe) (“Black Dick”), 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe). 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian. 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: howe (Thesaurus) howdy howe'er Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language