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batfowl

[ bat-foul ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net.

batfowl

/ ˈbætˌfaʊl /

verb

  1. intr to catch birds by temporarily blinding them with light

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Derived Forms

  • ˈbatˌfowler, noun

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Other Words From

  • batfowler noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of batfowl1

1400–50; late Middle English batfowlyn. See bat 2, fowl (v.)

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