ground owl

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

A ground owl and some prairie dogs were in one of them, and we suspected they might be winter quarters for the Indians.

A small, ground Owl, with nearly naked legs and feet and no ear-tufts.

Moved by the doughnut example of the Ground Owl, he tasted that delicacy.

The dish had been drawn over to the elbow of the Ground Owl, and was out of his reach.

That disgusting Ground Owl might have been the means of killing a dozen men.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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