- batfowler
bat-fowler
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batfowler
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Batfowler — Bat fowl er, n. One who practices or finds sport in batfowling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batfowl — batfowler, n. /bat fowl /, v.i. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net. [1400 50; late ME batfowlyn. See BAT2, FOWL (v.)] * * * … Universalium
batfowl — /ˈbætfaʊl/ (say batfowl) verb (i) to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light, then taking them in a net. {probably bat1 + fowl (verb) –batfowler, noun …
batfowl — [bat′foul΄] vi. [ BAT1 + FOWL] to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light, and netting or hitting them when they fly toward it batfowler n … English World dictionary
