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- Owling_(legal_term) comment "Owling was a common term for the smuggling of sheep or wool from England to another country, particularly France. The practice was illegal in England from 1367 until 1824. Participants were called \"owlers\"; their ships \"owling boats\".The origins of the term are obscure, and it appears to have developed toward the end of the 17th century, well after owling was first outlawed.".