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yowley

yowley noun: the European yellowhammer.

Noun

yowley (plural yowleys)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) The European yellowhammer.
    • They're just as feerce as untyem'd goats, / An' all liked sowlgers dress'd; / They've a bunch ov hair upon their jaws / Just like a yowley's nest.1863, Edward Corvan, A choice collection of Tyneside songs, page 56

Forms of yowley

pluralyowleys

Questions about yowley

What does yowley mean?
Yowley means the European yellowhammer.
What part of speech is yowley?
Yowley is a noun.
What is the plural of yowley?
The plural of yowley is yowleys.

Words near yowley in the dictionary

  1. yowies
  2. yowl
  3. yowled
  4. yowler
  5. yowlers
  6. yowley
  7. yowleys
  8. yowlin'
  9. yowling
  10. yowlingly
  11. yowlings

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