yowley
English
Etymology
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Noun
yowley (plural yowleys)
- (dated, UK, dialect) The European yellowhammer.
- 1863, Edward Corvan, A choice collection of Tyneside songs (page 56)
- 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)
Usage notes
- Often yellow yowley.