SOWL

Etymology 1

Noun

sowl (plural sowls)

(Britain, dialectal) A dainty; a relish; a sauce; anything eaten with bread.

Etymology 2

Noun

sowl (plural sowls)

Archaic spelling of soul.

Etymology 3

Verb

sowl (third-person singular simple present sowls, present participle sowling, simple past and past participle sowled)

(transitive) To pull (especially an animal) by the ears; to drag about.

Etymology 4

Verb

sowl (third-person singular simple present sowls, present participle sowling, simple past and past participle sowled)

(obsolete) To soil or stain; to dirty.

Synonyms: sullow, sully

Anagrams

• Lows, OWLs, lows, owls, slow

Source: Wiktionary


Sowl, Sowle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. prov. G. zaulen, zauseln, G. zausen to tug, drag.]

Definition: To pull by the ears; to drag about. [Obs.] hak.

Sowl, v. i.

Definition: See Soul, v. i. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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