English

Alternative forms

• sowle, sowli, seawl, sewl, sool, soul, soule

Noun

sowl ‎(plural sowls)

1. (Britain dialectal) A relish; sauce; dainty; anything eaten with bread.
2. (Britain dialectal) Tasty, seasoned food.
3. (Britain dialectal) Pottage; moist, liquid food.
4. (Britain dialectal) Any liquid that is drunk.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sowle, sawle ‎(“soul”). More at soul.

Noun

sowl ‎(plural sowls)

1. Archaic spelling of soul.

Etymology 3

Compare German zaulen, zauseln, zausen ‎(“to tug, drag”). More at tousle.

Verb

sowl ‎(third-person singular simple present sowls, present participle sowling, simple past and past participle sowled)

1. To pull by the ears; to drag about.

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Anagrams

• lows
• owls
• slow