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BAT-FOWLING

\bˈatfˈa͡ʊlɪŋ], \bˈatfˈa‍ʊlɪŋ], \b_ˈa_t_f_ˈaʊ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of BAT-FOWLING

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Catching birds at night by a light within a net, to which they fly when the bushes are beaten; hence the term.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

Birdcatching in the night-time.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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