tuwhit tuwhoo
See also: tu-whit tu-whoo
English
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edittuwhit tuwhoo (plural tuwhit tuwhoos)
- The hoot of a tawny owl.
- [1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Second Song. To the Same [the Owl].”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 21:
- Thy tuwhits are lull'd I wot, / Thy tuwhoos of yesternight, […]]
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edittuwhit tuwhoo