batfowl

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.)]

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  • 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 — v. catch birds at night by temporarily blinding them with light …   English contemporary dictionary

  • batfowl — bat•fowl [[t]ˈbætˌfaʊl[/t]] v. i. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME batfowlyn, perh. bat I+fowl (v.) bat′fowl er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • batfowl — verb catch birds by temporarily blinding them • Topics: ↑hunt, ↑hunting • Hypernyms: ↑capture, ↑catch • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

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