Meanings
nounsquinch owl (plural squinch owls)
plural squinch owls
- USregionalA screech owl.
“I heard a squinch owl that night.” T.P. said.
1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
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squinch owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinch%20owl
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