GOWL

Etymology 1

Verb

gowl (third-person singular simple present gowls, present participle gowling, simple past and past participle gowled)

(obsolete, Scotland) To weep angrily; to howl.

Etymology 2

Noun

gowl (plural gowls)

(Ireland, slang) Vagina.

(Ireland, slang) An annoying person; an idiot.

Anagrams

• glow, w.l.o.g., wlog

Source: Wiktionary


Gowl, v. i. Etym: [OE. gaulen, goulen. Cf. Yawl, v. i.]

Definition: To howl. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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