the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To howl.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To howl, either threateningly or in weeping.
In coal-mining, to break down: said of the roof or sides of a mine.
n. Another spelling of ghoul.
Word Usage
"Again the "gowl" broke out -- its loud echoes rolling through the woods -- this time so near, that every moment I expected to see the animal that had uttered it."