batfowl
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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
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 — intransitive verb Date: 15th century to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light and knocking them down with a stick or netting them … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — v. catch birds at night by temporarily blinding them with light … English contemporary dictionary
batfowl — verb catch birds by temporarily blinding them • Topics: ↑hunt, ↑hunting • Hypernyms: ↑capture, ↑catch • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
