howlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of howlet
1425–75; late Middle English; perhaps < French hulotte wood-owl, perhaps derivative of Middle French huler to howl < Germanic; howl
Example Sentences
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As I stood by yon roofless tower, Where the wa'flower scents the dewy air, Where the howlet mourns in her ivy bower, And tells the midnight moon her care.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
"But I was not thinking of going there to-night," she added, and the howlet in the bush beside me hooted at my ignominy.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
Umph!" answered the King—"but you have never seen my daughter Joan.—A howlet, man!—an absolute owl, whom I am ashamed of!
From Quentin Durward by Scott, Walter, Sir
Will the night send a howlet or a bat?
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra
"Howlet here, howlet there, Jenny, ye ken weel his auld brass will buy you a new pan."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
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