*rowl*

n. The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Growled p. pr. & vb. n. Growling. ] [ D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry. ] To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To express by growling. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who growls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The large-mouthed black bass. [ Local ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A four-wheeled cab. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a growling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of marrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. nearulice. ] 1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without much extent; contractedly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Sparingly; parsimoniously. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prowled p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling. ] [ OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. Proke. ] 1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. [ 1913 Webster ]

He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of prowling. [ Colloq. ] Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One that prowls. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey. “A prowling wolf.” Milton. -- Prowl"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ For oarlock; AS. ārloc, where the second part is akin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See Oar, and Lock. ] 1. (Naut.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar; same as oarlock. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. One of the rings of masonry included in an arch having more than one ring. [ PJC ]

a. Free from sorrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To stroll. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]