owling.
Birding, specifically to catch owls.
Meaning & usage
Birding, specifically to catch owls.
The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England.
A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location.
Where this word comes from
From owl + -ing. Smuggling of sheep is so called because it was done at night, when owls call.
A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *uwwô Proto-Germanic *-ulǭ Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā Old English ūle Middle English oule English owl Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English owling From owl + -ling.
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