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Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl

noun

a name (no longer in official use) for an assistant Brownie Guider
tawny owl

tawny owl

noun

a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head

Tawny Owl

¹ British

noun

a name (no longer in official use) for an assistant Brownie Guider

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tawny owl ² British

noun

Also called: brown owl. wood owl. a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head

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Example Sentences

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“Don't work like a stalling woodpecker,” urged a Tawny Owl affectionately.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

We met first in the Merediths' house-boat, the Tawny Owl, which was then lying at Molesey.

From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil

The Tawny Owl lay on the far side of the island.

From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil

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