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fowling

[ fou-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ˈfowling

/ ˈfaʊlɪŋ /

Origin of fowling¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, fowling is from the late Middle English word foulynge. See fowl, -ing ¹

Formerly the outlaws had only bowie-knives and a few fowling-pieces; now they have an ample supply of rifles.

I begged to wait for my gun; but no, the fowling-piece (loaded with ball, of course) and the two spears were quite enough.

There followed the quick crack of the fowling-piece, a cloud of feathers in the air, a long slanting fall.

I took mine, and Carlos said that he never went out without a brace of pistols and a fowling-piece.

Bob seems sorry that he must forsake the Marsh & River when he is daily fowling, & never kills any Game.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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