The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hoot \Hoot\, n.
   1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill.
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   2. The cry of an owl.
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   3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching
      Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.
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   Hoot owl (Zool.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See
      Barred owl.

   not give a hoot not care at all.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zool.)
   A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from
   the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.
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