Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The offense of carrying wool or sheep out of the country, formerly punished by fine or banishment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (O. Eng. Law) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Formerly, the
smuggling ofsheep orwool out ofEngland - noun
Birding specifically forowls . - noun A small, juvenile, or baby
owl ;owlet .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"With the wind 'owling' round 'im, an' the thunder crashin 'an' the lightnin 'flashin'.
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"With the wind 'owling' round 'im, an' the thunder crashin 'an' the lightnin 'flashin'.
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She just up and disappeared one night when the wind was 'owling' round the attic. "
Once An Angel Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 1993
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The family who made going out owling a family bonding experience after reading and re-reading "Owl Moon."
Jane Yolen: Jane Yolen Writes 300th Book: Award Winning Children's Book Author Writes About Desire To 'Type Faster' (PHOTOS) Jane Yolen 2010
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*Because my husband took all our children birding, and staying out late at night owling was a particular pleasure they shared, I smooshed together that's a technical writing term! all of their night journeys into the woods and wrote Owl Moon.
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*Because my husband took all our children birding, and staying out late at night owling was a particular pleasure they shared, I smooshed together that's a technical writing term! all of their night journeys into the woods and wrote Owl Moon.
Scientifiction 2010
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'Late night owling it on CSPAN, I report some encouraging events in the Senate Finance Committee markup of the Baucus bill that has met with deservedly widespread criticism.
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*Because my husband took all our children birding, and staying out late at night owling was a particular pleasure they shared, I smooshed together that's a technical writing term! all of their night journeys into the woods and wrote Owl Moon.
Interviews 2009
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Late night owling it on CSPAN, I report some encouraging events in the Senate Finance Committee markup of the Baucus bill that has met with deservedly widespread criticism.
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I know that the other MsR owling won't be considered a 'real' writer in the true literay sense, but we all know the story...
Make Wit not Wi Fi Ms Robinson 2008
sionnach commented on the word owling
the smuggling of sheep or wool from England to another country, particularly France.
October 8, 2007
trivet commented on the word owling
exxxxcelent!
October 8, 2007
super-julia commented on the word owling
U.S. regional: The action of imitating the hooting of an owl, esp. to discover the whereabouts of birds when hunting them.
February 13, 2009