gowdDefine Gowd. Gowd synonyms, Gowd pronunciation, Gowd translation, English dictionary definition of Gowd. n. 1. Gold; wealth. The man's the gowd for a' that. - Burns. Webster'sDefinition of Gowd. Gowd is a dialectal variant often used in Scottish English to refer to gold. It represents both the precious metal used in jewelry and coinage and, furatively, something