"gowl" meaning in English

See gowl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊl/ Forms: gowls [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊl Head templates: {{en-noun}} gowl (plural gowls)
  1. (Ireland, slang) vulva. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-noun-8c0DUI4r Categories (other): Irish English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 7 2 18 34 35
  2. (Ireland, slang) an annoying person; an idiot; a dishonest person. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-noun-aeKC4oPm Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 42 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 7 2 18 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 1 26 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ɡaʊl/ Forms: gowls [present, singular, third-person], gowling [participle, present], gowled [participle, past], gowled [past]
Rhymes: -aʊl Etymology: From Old English gaulen, goulen. Compare yawl (intransitive verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|gaulen}} Old English gaulen Head templates: {{en-verb}} gowl (third-person singular simple present gowls, present participle gowling, simple past and past participle gowled)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) To weep angrily; to howl. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Related terms: girn
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-verb-3OtZwctc Categories (other): Scottish English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 7 2 18 34 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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