gowpen
noun
gow·pen
ˈgəu̇pən
plural -s
1
chiefly Scottish
a
: the hollow of two hands held together as if forming a bowl
b
or less commonly gowpenful
plural gowpenfuls
: a double handful
-ˌfü(l)
gathered a gowpenful of flinty arrowheads—John Service
2
Scots law
: the perquisite of meal from tenants by thirlage that is allowed to a miller's servant
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