howlet

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howlet

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From Middle English howlat, howlott etc, either borrowed from French hulotte or formed from Middle English howle (form of oule) + -et. Compare modern owlet.

noun howlets · hewlet · houlet

An owl; an owlet. Will the night send a howlet or a bat? / I asked: when something on the dismal flat / Came to arrest my thoughts and change their train.

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@misc{howlet_2026,
  title = {howlet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howlet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}