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owling
† ˈowling, vbl. n. Obs. exc. Hist. [Goes with owler: app. f. owl n.: see -ing 1 c.] The practice of smuggling wool (and sheep) out of England; the trade of an owler. Also attrib., as owling boat, owling trade.1699 Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) IV. 548 The owling trade is in a manner supprest by the dil...
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Owling
Owling was a common term for the smuggling of sheep or wool from England to another country, particularly France. Participants were called "owlers"; their ships "owling boats".
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Owling: A Field Guide to Finding Winter Owls - Cool Green Science
The great horned owl's hoot is pretty much unmistakable, although ornithology web sites often describe it in different ways. A common hooting pattern is a longer hoooooot, followed by two or three shorter hoots. And these owls have a range of other vocalizations, too, some of which sound like barks or a screeching cat.
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The Hooting Season - A Short Guide to Owling in Late Winter
Jan 27, 2022A large brown owl with "ear" tufts on the top of its head, it's also one of the most recognizable of our owls. Stephen Rannels. Barred Owl. It's tough to miss the barred owl's distinctive call, "who cooks for you, who cooks for you-alllll." It is a common sound in more old-growth tree stands and forested swamps in the eastern U.S.
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owler
▪ I. owler dial. form of alder, the tree.▪ II. † ˈowler Obs. exc. Hist. [Goes with owling: app. f. owl n.: see -er1 1. To prevent the exportation of wool it was made illegal by Act 14 Chas. II, c. 18 §8 to transport it in the night-time; and it is probable that it was in reference to the fact that t...
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Horsemaning
Horsemaning saw a revival in 2011, along with other photo fads such as planking and owling.
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woolling
† ˈwoolling, vbl. n. Obs. [f. wool n. + -ing1.] 1. Combing wool; only in woolling comb.1599 in Antiquary XXXII. 243 One p' of woullinge combes. 2. Coating or lining with wool.1660 [see wool v. 1 a]. 3. Carrying of wool, esp. illicitly (= owling).1665 Sir J. Lauder Jrnl. (1900) 3 The great number we ...
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Planking (fad)
Owling is a variation on planking in which a person squats "like an owl" in a populated but unusual area.
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Owl Moon
Plot
The story deals with a father who takes his child owling for the first time on a cold winter night.
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owl
▪ I. owl, n. (aʊl) Forms: α. 1–3 {uacu}le, 4–6 oule, 5–7 owle, (5 owele, 5–6 owll(e, 7 oole), 6– owl. β. 5–6 howle, 5 howylle, 6 houle. [Com. Teut.: OE. {uacu}le wk. fem., = OLG. *ûla (MDu., MLG., LG. ûle, Du. uil):—*ûlôn, from *ûwlôn: cf. OHG. ûwila (MHG. iuwel, iule, Ger. eule, mod.Fl. uwele), ON....
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Stygian owl
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Owling.com
The Owl Pages
Stygian owl
Birds of Cuba
Birds of Hispaniola
Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics
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Baja pygmy owl
References
External links
Page with images and sound recording from Owling.com. Accessed Sept. 25, 2007.
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Bearded screech owl
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External links
http://www.owling.com/Bearded_Screech.htm
bearded screech owl
Birds of Mexico
Birds of Guatemala
bearded screech owl
bearded
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HMS Gibraltar (1711)
Service
She was commissioned in 1712 under the command of Commander John Shorter, RN (promoted to captain in January 1713) for service in Ireland for 'owling
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HMS Bideford (1712)
Commissioned Service
She was commissioned in 1712 under the command of Commander Robert Harward, RN (promoted to captain in January 1713) for 'owling'
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