yowien.1
Scottish.
A little ewe.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > female > little
yowie1786
1786 R. Burns Poems 65 An' niest my yowie, silly thing, Gude keep thee frae a tether string!
1904 J. Farrell My Sundowner 73 I've been a sinner and I've stown the young of Your yowies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
yowien.2
/ˈjaʊi/, U.S. /ˈjaʊi/, Australian English /ˈjæɔi/ Australian.
A large, hairy, man-like creature supposedly inhabiting south-eastern Australia.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > miscellaneous hairy and man-like
yahoo1842
sasquatch1929
Bigfoot1958
yowie1976
1976 Australasian Express 17 Sept. 10/4 Since 1795 there have been over 3,000 reported sightings of the Snowy Mountains version of the abominable Snowman nick-named the Yowie.
1980 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 Jan. 1/8 The ‘yowie’, a large hairy animal similar to the Himalayan yeti and American Big Foot, has existed in Aboriginal folklore for thousands of years.
1984 Truckin' Life (Austral.) Feb. 80/1 ‘In search of a Yowie.’ That was how Theiss Toyota promoted its media function for the release of its new HiLux [sc. type of van]..last year.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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