Meaning of zowl | Babel Free

Definitions

Soul.

Examples

“Nothin like⟳ patience, as owld Rachael Cark used to zay ; — a body med do anything wi' patience, but 'a never could persuade⟳ her owld man zo, 'specially when 'a baked his breeches, poor owld zowl an bin!”

“Her interest⟳ in him, he being a young Londoner and stranger, who had a real goold watch⟳, and a real goold pin in his tie, was merely of that kind which would have⟳ led Fred, in his turn⟳, to gaze upon a giraffe, or a phoenix, or anything of that kind; but it was, nevertheless, somewhat embarrassing at first; especially as this attendant jerked the baby up and down, on any symptoms of restlessness displaying themselves, and told the " pratty zowl" to look⟳ at the London gentleman.”

“The waggoner scratched his head, and quoth he, “ Eh, missus, what'll the measter say'l I be despert feared she've ' fainted, poor zowl ! ””

“There be backsword play⟳, and climming the powl, And a race⟳ for a peg and a cheese, And us thenks as hisn 's a dummell zowl As dwont care for zich spwoorts as theze." — Berkshire ballad, sung at the scouring of the White Horse, and possibly very ancient.”

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