A Scottish dialect name for a fox — derived from 'Lowrie' as a generic name for the animal in Scottish folk tradition, similar to 'Reynard' in English tradition. Used in Scottish folklore, fable, and rural speech. Largely obsolete in everyday use but still encountered in regional literature.
The shepherd spotted a lowrie at the edge of the field and watched it slink back into the gorse.
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(Scotland) A fox.
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