ouzel

or ou·sel

[ oo-zuhl ]

/ ˈu zəl /

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noun

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Origin of ouzel

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

Words nearby ouzel

out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo, ov-, ova, oval, ovalbumin

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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.
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Those men there behaved well to me on board the Ouzel Galley, and I therefore could not allow them to be killed.
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Owen and his companions watched her anxiously; there could be little doubt that she was the Ouzel Galley.
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British Dictionary definitions for ouzel

ouzel

ousel

/ (ˈuːzəl) /

noun

the ring ouzel or water ouzelSee ring ouzel, dipper

an archaic name for the (European) blackbird

Word Origin for ouzel

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

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