7 March 2018

sool

/suːl/

verb (transitive)

1. to incite (a dog) to attack
2. to attack

Derived Forms

sooler, noun

Word Origin

C17: from English dialect sowl (esp of a dog) to pull or seize roughly
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Examples from the Web for sool

Historical Examples

But sool ’em becoming effusive there was a pause until she could be persuaded that “nobody wanted none of her licking tricks.”
We of the Never-Never
Jeanie “Mrs. Aeneas” Gunn

A cheerful nightcap; but such was our faith in sool ’em and Brown as danger signals, that the camp was asleep in a few minutes.
We of the Never-Never
Jeanie “Mrs. Aeneas” Gunn

Today’s quote

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

– Rosa Parks

On this day

7 March 1876 – Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

7 March 1958 – birth of Rik Mayall, British comedian and actor. Starred in The Young Ones, Bottom, Black Adder and Drop Dead Fred. Died 9 June 2014.

7 March 1988 – Cyclone Bola strikes Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne/East Cape region of north-eastern New Zealand. It is one of the costliest cyclones to hit N.Z. Three people were killed and thousands were evacuated.

7 March 1999 – death of Stanley Kubrick, legendary movie producer. Some of his movies include ‘2001 – A Space Odyssey’, ‘The Shining’, ‘A Clockwork Orange’, ‘Full Metal Jacket’ and ‘Eyes Wide Shut’. Born 26 July 1928.

7 March 2011 – Charlie Sheen fired from U.S. sitcom, ‘Two and a Half Men’ after allegations of drug abuse.