ground owl

noun

1. the burrowing owl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground owl¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

He might have been drowned if me and that ground owl there hadn’t got him out.

From Project Gutenberg

Turkey Track piles his saddle an' bridle onto the r'ar of the buckboard, an' settin' in behind on his plunder, commands the ground owl driver to head west till further orders.

From Project Gutenberg

Since he backs this yere programme with his artillery, the ground owl ain't got nothin' to say, an' it's no time when the outfit's weavin' along a side trail in the sole int'rests of Turkey Track.

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This yere ground owl party, drivin' for the Mockin' Bird, comes clatterin' along with the buckboard jest as Turkey Track strips the saddle an' bridle from his deefunct pony.

From Project Gutenberg

Thar's a feeble form of hooman ground owl drivin' her, one of these yere parties who's all alkali an' hard luck, an' as deevoid of manly sperit as jack-rabbits onweaned.

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