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owling
/ˈaʊ.lɪŋ/
noun 4
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1ADJ.
replaced, soon
Definitions
noun
1
Birding, specifically to catch owls.
2
The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England.
3
A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location.
Planking was soon replaced by owling.
noun
1
A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.
Owls are extra hungry then, there being a batch of Greatlings or Hornlings or Owlings or whatever Great Horned Owl babies are called sitting on the edge of a nest waiting on Pa and Ma Owl to bring home the bacon.
Eumeus, who was sitting on the stairs, pointed to the roof of the stable. Perched on its top, huddled together, three owlings were ogling them.
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Planking was soon replaced by owling.
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Owls are extra hungry then, there being a batch of Greatlings or Hornlings or Owlings or whatever Great Horned Owl babies are called sitting on the edge of a nest waiting on Pa and Ma Owl to bring hom
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Eumeus, who was sitting on the stairs, pointed to the roof of the stable. Perched on its top, huddled together, three owlings were ogling them.
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But the spotted owl isn't at the top of the food chain. Instead, the larger great horned owl will eat spotted owls, owlings, or eggs whenever it can.
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