Whoot

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To hoot. obsolete

    "which Birds for their blindnesse (for they see weakly in the day) and for their cry and whooting, wee called the Sea Owle; they will bite cruelly with their crooked Bills"

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"which Birds for their blindnesse (for they see weakly in the day) and for their cry and whooting, wee called the Sea Owle; they will bite cruelly with their crooked Bills"

Etymology

See hoot.

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