An old term on our southern coast for smuggler. Particularly persons who carried wool by night, in order to ship it contrary to law.
·vi One who owls; ·esp., one who conveys contraband goods. ·see <<Owling>>, ·noun. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
the alder tree. Derb. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose