Dhow \Dhow\, n. [Ar. d[=a]o?] A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail. [Also written dow.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dow \Dow\, n. A kind of vessel. See Dhow.
Dow \Dow\, v. t. [F. douer. See Dower.] To furnish with a dower; to endow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.