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scowl

n.
US //ˈskaʊɫ// UK //skˈaʊl// scowl Archaic Dialect
Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English scowlen, scoulen, skoulen (also as Middle English schoulen), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish skule (“to scowl”), Norwegian skule (“to scowl”).

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