Owling
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OWLING, Eng. law. The offence of transporting wool or sheep out of the
kingdom.
2. The name is said to owe its origin to the fact that this offence was
carried on in the night, when the owl was abroad.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.