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wrawl
wrawl, v. Obs. exc. north. dial. Also 4 wral, 6 wrall, 7 wralle; 5, 7 wrawle, 6, 8 wraul, 7 wraule, 6– wrawl (9 dial. rawwl); also 4 (9 dial.) warl. [Imitative. Cf. Norw. vraula, raula; also Da. vraale, vræle, Sw. vråla, LG. wrâlen, to squall, bellow, scream.] 1. intr. To utter an inarticulate noise... Oxford English Dictionary
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wrall
▪ I. † wrall, n. Obs. rare. Also wrawl. [f. next.] 1. A winding or twisting; a twist or coil.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xviii. ix. (Camb. MS.), Þe eddir amphibena..wigleþ wiþ wralles [ed. 1495 wrynkles] corckles & drauȝtis of þe bodi. 2. A wreathed decoration or ornamentation.1540 in V. Green Hist.... Oxford English Dictionary
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waule
▪ I. waul, n. (wɔːl) [f. next.] A loud cry or howl.1856 Meredith Shav. Shagpat 355 This was followed by..the waul of Krooz..and the complainings of Dob.▪ II. waul, wawl, v. (wɔːl) Also 6 Sc. wawill, 6–7 wawle, 6–8 waule, 9 dial. whaul, whawl. [? Echoic; cf. wrawl v.] intr. To utter the loud harsh cr... Oxford English Dictionary
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caterwaul
▪ I. caterwaul, n. (ˈkætəwɔːl) [see next: the n. is app. from the vb.] The cry of the cat at rutting time. Also transf. Any similar sound.1708 Brit. Apollo No. 73. 2/2 His softest Courtship's like his Midnight Call, You'd swear it was not Talk, but Caterwaul. 1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 125 The lovely c... Oxford English Dictionary
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