1 an owl la15-.
2 a person having the characteristics of an owl: his howlet eyes and sticking out ears ... had told me that his intelligence was rather limited. la16-. etymology: Scots; form howlet attested by BW; sense 1 attested by JS and DW
1 an owl la15-. 2 a person having the characteristics of an owl: his howlet eyes and sticking out ears ... had told me that his intelligence was rather limited. la16-. etymology: Scots; form howlet attested by BW; sense 1 attested by JS and DW |