CALLOW

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.

2.
a.

Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].

3.
n.

A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

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