A traditional East Anglian dialect name for the barn owl (Tyto alba).
A traditional East Anglian dialect name for the barn owl (Tyto alba). Dialect bird names like this were once common across rural England and represent a rich layer of localised natural vocabulary that has largely been superseded by standard English names. The origin of 'wix' in this context is uncertain.
A Billy Wix ghosted silently across the lane in the headlights, startling the driver.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, dialect, East Anglia) The barn owl, .