'Kotow' definitions:
Definition of 'kotow'
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Definition of 'Kotow'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Kotow'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'kotow'
From: GCIDE
- Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.] The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as Kotow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. [China] [Also spelled kotow.] --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]