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Birding, specifically to catch owls. examples
(historical) The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England.
(Internet slang) A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location.
plural owlings
A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet. quotations examples
Owls are extra hungry then, there being a batch of Greatlings or Hornlings or Owlings or whatever Great Horned Owl babies are called sitting on the edge of a nest waiting on Pa and Ma Owl to bring home the bacon.
1940, Canadian Forestry Association, Forest and outdoors - Volume 36 - Page 344
Eumeus, who was sitting on the stairs, pointed to the roof of the stable. Perched on its top, huddled together, three owlings were ogling them.
1985, Romanian Review, volume 39, numbers 6-12, page 22
But the spotted owl isn't at the top of the food chain. Instead, the larger great horned owl will eat spotted owls, owlings, or eggs whenever it can.
1994, Cascade Holistic Economic Consultants, Different drummer magazine, volume 1, number 1, page 22