chow(n = noun.animal) chow chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China;
A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a city, as in Foochow. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same as chowchow{3}, n.. [PJC]