ouzel

or ou·sel

[ oo-zuhl ]

Origin of ouzel

1
before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula;see merle1

Words Nearby ouzel

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How to use ouzel in a sentence

  • Scarcely had the ouzel Galley passed Bellevue than signs of a coming gale from the westward were perceptible.

    The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston
  • The ouzel Galley was a stout ship, and, if well handled, might brave the fiercest hurricane.

    The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston
  • He could judge by the sounds on deck that the pirate crew were engaged in repairing the damages the ouzel Galley had received.

    The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston
  • Those men there behaved well to me on board the ouzel Galley, and I therefore could not allow them to be killed.

    The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston
  • Owen and his companions watched her anxiously; there could be little doubt that she was the ouzel Galley.

    The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for ouzel

ouzel

ousel

/ (ˈuːzəl) /


noun
  1. the ring ouzel or water ouzel: See ring ouzel, dipper

  2. an archaic name for the (European) blackbird

Origin of ouzel

1
Old English ōsle, related to Old High German amsala (German Amsel), Latin merula merle 1

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