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noun British Dialect.
an owl or owlet.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; perhaps < French hulotte wood-owl, perhaps derivative of Middle French huler to howl < Germanic; see howl
1425–75; late Middle English; perhaps < French hulotte wood-owl, perhaps derivative of Middle French huler to howl < Germanic; see howl
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Howlet
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| howlet (ˈhaʊlɪt) | |
| —n | |
| archaic, poetic another word for owl | |
| [C15: diminutive of howle | |
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