English edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

yowley (plural yowleys)

  1. (dated, UK, dialect) The European yellowhammer.
    • 1863, Edward Corvan, A choice collection of Tyneside songs, page 56:
      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.

Usage notes edit

  • Often yellow yowley.