gowll (goul)

i. [ E. yawll, youl ), For unnethes es a chylde borne fully, That it ne begynnes to gowle and crye. Hampole, MS. Bowes, p. 25. ( Hall i well .) May ne'er misfortune's gowling bark Howl thro' the dwelling o' the clerk. Burns , Dedication to Gavin Hamilton. 2. In coal - mining , to break down: said of the roof or sides of a mine. Gresley . [Derby shire, Eng.]