Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5123).
Origin
From either an Old English personal name *Osla or ōsle (“balckbird”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
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APA
Owslebury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owslebury
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“Owslebury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owslebury. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Owslebury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Owslebury.
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