sool

transitive verb

ˈsül

-ed/-ing/-s

1

Australia : to incite (as a dog) to attack : sic

2

Australia : to urge on

Word History

Etymology

from dialectal British sowl, sole, sool to pull by the ears, of unknown origin

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