barking owl

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• Owl

  ·noun A variety of the domestic pigeon. II. Owl ·vi To carry wool or sheep out of England. III. Ow...

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• Owl

  1) Heb. bath-haya'anah, "daughter of greediness" or of "shouting." In the list of unclean birds (Lev...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• owl

  To catch the; a trick practised upon ignorant country boobies, who are decoyed into a barn under pre...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• owl

  n. an English bird-name. The species inAustralia are – – Boobook Owl – – Ninox boobook, Lath. ♣ Ch...

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• owl

  to take owl, to be offended, to take amiss. Exm. ...

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• Owl

  A number of species of the owl are mentioned in the Bible, (Leviticus 11:17; 14:16; Isaiah 14:23; 34...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Barking

  ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Bark>>. ...

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• Barred owl

  ·- A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); — so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown c...

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• Jar-owl

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• Owl-eyed

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• Scops owl

  ·- Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the h...

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• Sea owl

  ·- The <<Lumpfish>>. ...

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• owl-parrot

  n. a bird of New Zealand. See kakapo. ...

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• sea-owl

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• Barking irons

  ·- A pair of pistols. II. Barking irons ·- Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. ...

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• Barking Alley

  East out of Byward Street to Trinity Square, north of All Hallows Barking Church (Bacon's map, 1912)...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Barking Chapel

  See St. Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Barking Church

  See All Hallows Barking. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Barking Court

  On the south side of Great Tower Street at No.40 (L.C.C. list, 1912). In Tower Ward. So called in 1...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Barking Yard

  See Barking Church Yard. ...

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• barking irons

  Pistols, from their explosion resembling the bow-wow or barking of a dog. IRISH. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• barking-irons

  Large duelling pistols. ...

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• All Hallows Barking

  On the north side of Great Tower Street at the south-east corner of Seething Lane. In Tower Ward. E...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Barking Church Yard

  North out of Great Tower Street, east of All Hallows Barking Church. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory)....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Conduit at Barking

  Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• All Hallows Barking Churchyard

  On the north and east sides of the Church of All Hallows Barking (O.S.). Churchyard mentioned in Wil...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• All Hallows Barking Vicarage

  Adjoined the church (Maskell, p.26). Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt (ib.). Removed 1862 to widen the...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Staple Hall, Barking Church

  Tenement in parish of Berkyngecherch called "Ia. Stapeledehalle," 1330-I (Ct. H. Wills, I. 363). No...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• owl in an ivy bush

  He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a wom...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Berewards Lane, All Hallows Barking

  In Tower Ward in parish of All Hallows Barking, 13 Ed. I. (Ct. H.W. I. 71 and Stow, ed. 1598, p. 95)...

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• Hospital for Lunatics, Barking Church

  Hospital founded in parish of Barking church, 44 Ed. III., for poor priests and others sick of the p...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Priest Alley, All Hallows Barking

  South out of Great Tower Street, opposite All Hallows Churchyard, and west of the Inland Revenue Off...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• not born in the woods to be scared by an owl

  Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened. I just puts my finger to my nose, and...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.