hoot owl

English

Noun

hoot owl (plural hoot owls)

  1. Synonym of barred owl.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hoot,‎ owl. (any owl that hoots)
    • b. 1955, traditional, “Swannanoa Town”, in North Carolina Ballads, performed by Artus Moser:
      When you hear the hoot owls hollowing
      Sign of rain, baby, sign of rain

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