Yowley

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The European yellowhammer. UK, dated, dialectal

    "They're just as feerce as untyem'd goats, / An' all liked sowlgers dress'd; / They've a bunch ov hair upon their jaws / Just like a yowley's nest."

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yellowhammer

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"They're just as feerce as untyem'd goats, / An' all liked sowlgers dress'd; / They've a bunch ov hair upon their jaws / Just like a yowley's nest."

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