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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The offense of carrying wool or sheep out of the country, formerly punished by fine or banishment.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Formerly, the smuggling of sheep or wool out of England
  2. n. Birding specifically for owls.
  3. n. A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (O. Eng. Law) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.

Etymologies

  1. From owl +‎ -ling. (Wiktionary)

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  • super-julia U.S. regional: The action of imitating the hooting of an owl, esp. to discover the whereabouts of birds when hunting them. Feb 13, 2009

  • trivet exxxxcelent! Oct 8, 2007

  • sionnach the smuggling of sheep or wool from England to another country, particularly France. Oct 8, 2007

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