sool

/ suːl /

verb

1. to incite (a dog) to attack
2. to attack

Derived Forms

• ˈsooler, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sool¹

C17: from English dialect sowl (esp of a dog) to pull or seize roughly

Example Sentences

The fighting in Las Anod, the administrative centre of Sool region, first erupted after a committee of local leaders, religious scholars and civil society groups said last Sunday they no longer recognised the Somaliland administration and wanted to rejoin Somalia.

From Reuters

Heavy fighting broke out between Somaliland forces and militiamen in and around the town of Las Anod, the administrative centre of the Sool region, on Monday after local leaders said they wanted to rejoin federal Somalia.

From Reuters

"Somaliland forces are carrying out heavy attacks on medical facilities and civilian homes. The deaths and injuries of civilians cannot be counted," said Mukhtar Abdi, a resident of Las Anod, the administrative centre of Sool region.

From Reuters

Until about a decade ago, South Korea’s makgeolli industry was dominated by large companies, said Huh Shi-myung, a brewer who runs the Makgeolli School and the Korea Sool Culture Laboratory, another educational project in Seoul.

From New York Times

It underscored the need for the government, parliament and states “to work together in the interests of all Somalis,” noting recent fighting in the troubled northern Sool region between rival forces loyal to Puntland and breakaway Somaliland.

From Seattle Times