#129 bawl

bawl- to utter long loud cries, as from pain or frustration; wail; to shout loudly as in anger

-C15 from Icelandic baula- to low; Medieval Latin baulare- to bark; Swedish bola- to low- all of imitative origin

Fifteen minutes after sundown Silverhorns gave a loud bawl from the western ridge and came crashing down the hill.

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