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gowl noun Midland English dialect the substance often found in the corner of the eyes after sleep Liberaldictionary.com
Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Examples from the Web for gowl Historical Examples of gowl
Then, uttering one deep, cavernous “gowl” it came straight for them.
Bertram Mitford
A single “gowl” came from his throat, as he was flung back off the sharp horns of the antelope.
Mayne Reid
Ere he had reached the corner, a gowl of anger and grief struck his ear, and he wheeled eagerly.
The House with the Green Shutters
George Douglas Brown
At this the heart within me gave way, and I roared out in my helpless pain a perfect “gowl” of anger and grief.
S. R. Crockett
