owlingn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈaʊlɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s oughlyng, 1600s– owling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: owl n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < owl n. + -ing suffix¹. In sense 1 perhaps punningly after howling n. With sense 2 compare owler n. and note at that entry.

†a. The hooting of an owl. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 248 By reason of an oule, breakyng his slepe..with hir oughlyng [L. noctuae cantu].

b. U.S. regional. The action of imitating the hooting of an owl, esp. to discover the whereabouts of birds when hunting them. Cf. owl v. 4.

ΚΠ

1941 Arkansas (Writers' Program) 77 ‘Owling’ is helpful in hunting crows.

1980 Hunting Ann. 1981 26/1 Another method of locating roosting gobblers is ‘owling’, which works well just at daybreak or at dark when the gobbler is on the roost.

2001 Delta Farm Press (Nexis) 20 Apr. 16 It was not uncommon for us to hear 10 or 12 turkeys gobbling after Carl Hall saluted them with the very best ‘owling’ I have ever heard.

2. The practice of smuggling wool or sheep out of England; the trade of an owler. In early use frequently attributive, as owling trade, etc. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > smuggling > of certain goods or provisions

owling1698

woollinga1722

gun-running1883

drug trafficking1912

rum-running1916

1698 J. Carey Answer Case Ireland 155 As we do it to Kent and Sussex, in restraining the Owling Trade.

1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 548 The owling trade is in a manner supprest by the diligence of the officers appointed for that purpose.

c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 316 That owling boat coming in generally twice a week with commodities.

1738 J. Munn Observ. Brit. Wool 6 By the Owling of Wool into Foreign Countries, we enable their own Manufacturers to make much better and finer Stuffs.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xii. 154 Owling, so called from it's being usually carried on in the night, which is the offence of transporting wool or sheep out of this kingdom, to the detriment of it's staple manufacture.

1887 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. VI. xxiii. 236 The offence of ‘owling’, or transporting English wool or sheep to foreign countries, was treated with especial severity.

1928 Econ. Hist. Rev. 1 275 The ‘owling’ trade, the running of wool to France.

1998 Independent on Sunday 22 Nov. (Travel section) 7/6 He gave us glimpses into the history of owling, when wool tax was imposed and the wool fleeces were loaded onto the backs of packhorses and then onto French barges at night.

3. The activity of observing owls in their natural environment, esp. at night. Cf. birding n. 3.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > observing or watching > specific

stargazing1928

skywatch1952

birding1956

gricing1968

grice1971

owling1984

1984 Forbes 21 May 226/1 King specializes in ‘rugged’ trips to Asia, on which birding occupies most daylight hours and there is some owling as well.

1993 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Winter 18/2 Sometimes the best owling occurs outside your back door.

2002 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 16 Jan. n2 An evening of owling, designed for the whole family, will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Paletta Lakefront Park.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	owling
释义	owlingn. Brit. /ˈaʊlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊlɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s oughlyng, 1600s– owling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: owl n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < owl n. + -ing suffix¹. In sense 1 perhaps punningly after howling n. With sense 2 compare owler n. and note at that entry. 1. †a. The hooting of an owl. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 248 By reason of an oule, breakyng his slepe..with hir oughlyng [L. noctuae cantu]. b. U.S. regional. The action of imitating the hooting of an owl, esp. to discover the whereabouts of birds when hunting them. Cf. owl v. 4. ΚΠ 1941 Arkansas (Writers' Program) 77 ‘Owling’ is helpful in hunting crows. 1980 Hunting Ann. 1981 26/1 Another method of locating roosting gobblers is ‘owling’, which works well just at daybreak or at dark when the gobbler is on the roost. 2001 Delta Farm Press (Nexis) 20 Apr. 16 It was not uncommon for us to hear 10 or 12 turkeys gobbling after Carl Hall saluted them with the very best ‘owling’ I have ever heard. 2. The practice of smuggling wool or sheep out of England; the trade of an owler. In early use frequently attributive, as owling trade, etc. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > [noun] > smuggling > of certain goods or provisions owling1698 woollinga1722 gun-running1883 drug trafficking1912 rum-running1916 1698 J. Carey Answer Case Ireland 155 As we do it to Kent and Sussex, in restraining the Owling Trade. 1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 548 The owling trade is in a manner supprest by the diligence of the officers appointed for that purpose. c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 316 That owling boat coming in generally twice a week with commodities. 1738 J. Munn Observ. Brit. Wool 6 By the Owling of Wool into Foreign Countries, we enable their own Manufacturers to make much better and finer Stuffs. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xii. 154 Owling, so called from it's being usually carried on in the night, which is the offence of transporting wool or sheep out of this kingdom, to the detriment of it's staple manufacture. 1887 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. VI. xxiii. 236 The offence of ‘owling’, or transporting English wool or sheep to foreign countries, was treated with especial severity. 1928 Econ. Hist. Rev. 1 275 The ‘owling’ trade, the running of wool to France. 1998 Independent on Sunday 22 Nov. (Travel section) 7/6 He gave us glimpses into the history of owling, when wool tax was imposed and the wool fleeces were loaded onto the backs of packhorses and then onto French barges at night. 3. The activity of observing owls in their natural environment, esp. at night. Cf. birding n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > observing or watching > specific stargazing1928 skywatch1952 birding1956 gricing1968 grice1971 owling1984 1984 Forbes 21 May 226/1 King specializes in ‘rugged’ trips to Asia, on which birding occupies most daylight hours and there is some owling as well. 1993 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Winter 18/2 Sometimes the best owling occurs outside your back door. 2002 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 16 Jan. n2 An evening of owling, designed for the whole family, will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Paletta Lakefront Park. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1542
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