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Hoot owl

Hoot \Hoot\, n.

  1. A derisive cry or shout.
    --Glanvill.

  2. The cry of an owl.

  3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.

    Hoot owl (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ( Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.

    not give a hoot not care at all.

WordNet
hoot owl

n. any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching

Gazetteer
Hoot Owl, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 0
Housing Units (2000): 6
Land area (2000): 0.062225 sq. miles (0.161163 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000970 sq. miles (0.002512 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.063195 sq. miles (0.163675 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36020
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.360034 N, 95.121610 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hoot Owl, OK
Hoot Owl
Wikipedia
Hoot Owl

Hoot Owl may refer to:

  • Barred owl, a type of owl
  • Hoot Owl, Oklahoma, a town

Usage examples of "hoot owl".

Rarely was his outdoor solitude interrupted by anything noisier than a hoot owl, so he was therefore surprised to see a stocky stranger clomping into his camp.