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scree·chowl
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Screechowlnoun
An owl that hoots in the night, and whose voice is supposed to betoken danger, misery, or death.
Etymology: screech and owl.
Deep night,
The time of night when Troy was set on fire,
The time when screechowls cry, and bandogs howl. William Shakespeare.Let him, that will a screechowl ay be call’d,
Go into Troy, and say there, Hector’s dead. William Shakespeare.By the screechowl’s dismal note,
By the black night raven’s throat,
I charge thee, Hob. Michael Drayton.Jupiter, though he had hung the balance, and given it a jog to weigh down Turnus, sent the screechowl to discourage him. Dryden.
O, that screechowl at the window! we shall be pursued immediately. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.
Sooner shall screechowls bask in sunny day,
Than I forget my shepherd’s wonted love. John Gay.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of screechowl in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of screechowl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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