owling
Meanings
noun
- Birding, specifically to catch owls.
- The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England.
- A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location.
noun
- A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From owl + -ing. Smuggling of sheep is so called because it was done at night, when owls call.
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