Brown Owl

¹ British  

noun

1. a name (no longer in official use) for Brownie Guider

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brown owl ² British  

noun

1. another name for tawny owl

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Example Sentences

When Brown Owl and I were much older, I met her again: Her name was Katie Firstbrook, she was the aunt of a friend of mine and by that time she was in her 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

I joined a Brownie pack led by a woman I knew as Brown Owl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

At 16 he successfully published Brown Owl, illustrated by his illustrious grandparent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here the Brown Owl bustled in, carrying a little note-book.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Just then, Mr. Brown Owl, who spends a good deal of his time on our shed watching for mice, flew down and picked up the rat.

From The Gray Goose's Story by Prentice, Amy