Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chow \Chow\, n. [Chin chou.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

Chow
     n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
          for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
          dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow dynasty}]
     2: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chuck}, {eats}, {grub}]
     3: breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled
        tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have
        originated in northern China [syn: {chow chow}]