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Jar
·noun A turn. [Only in phrase.].
II. Jar ·noun A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.
III. Jar ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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
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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
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owl
n.
an English bird-name. The species inAustralia are – – Boobook Owl – – Ninox boobook, Lath.
♣ Ch...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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owl
to take owl, to be offended, to take amiss. Exm.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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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
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Bell jar
·- A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Leyden jar
·- ·Alt. of Leyden phial.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Barred owl
·- A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum);
— so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Owl-eyed
·adj Having eyes like an owl's.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea owl
·- The <<Lumpfish>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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barking owl
n.
a bird not identified, and notin Gould (who accompanied Leichhardt).
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Over...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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owl-parrot
n.
a bird of New Zealand. See kakapo.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sea-owl
A name of the lump-fish, Cyclopterus lumpus.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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
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to blot the skrip and jar it
To stand engaged or bound for any one. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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.