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mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. And dogs in corners set them down to howl. Drayton. Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. Shak.

One who howls.

An owl; an owlet. [Written also houlet.] R. Browning.

Mutual knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.] Bacon.

Same as Jobbernowl.

The goatsucker.

A blockhead. [Colloq. & Obs.] H. Taylor.

The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.] Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. "I will go with three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." Dryden.

A dog with large jowls, as the beagle.

See Knowl, edge. We consider and knowleche that we have offended. Chaucer.

Knowledge. [Obs.] Chaucer.

rception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition. Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions. Locke.

respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland. The Lowlands, Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also, the southern part of Scotland.

A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.

A lowly state. [R.] Tennyson.

In a lowly place or manner; humbly. [Obs. or R.] Thinking lowlily of himself and highly of those better than himself. J. C. Shairp.

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind. Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness. Eph. iv. 1, 2.

Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." Dryden.

Destitute of marrow.

In a mellow manner.