prairie owl
AmericanEtymology
Origin of prairie owl
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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In the lull, the soft night-breeze crooned its minor song, while near or far away—no human ear could measure the distance—a prairie owl gave its weird cry.
From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Lillibridge, Will
Of a sudden, out of the maize patch, out of the grass, seemingly out of space itself, came a new cry—the trilling call of the prairie owl.
From Where the Trail Divides by Lillibridge, Will
As the vehicle turned about, the crunching of the wheels started a great gray prairie owl, which rose almost beneath the horses' noses and flapped slowly off.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Hough, Emerson
It was eight of the clock when came that final warning whistle of prairie owl.
From Where the Trail Divides by Lillibridge, Will
The sharp bark of the coyote, near or far away; soft as an echo, the gently cadenced tremolo of the prairie owl.
From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.
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