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fowling

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fowl  (foul)
n. pl. fowl or fowls
1. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus).
2.
a. A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game.
b. The flesh of such birds used as food.
3. A bird of any kind.
intr.v. fowled, fowl·ing, fowls
To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl.
[Middle English foul, from Old English fugol; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fowler n.
fowling [ˈfaʊlɪŋ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the shooting or trapping of birds for sport or as a livelihood
fowler  n


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Nor did the doctor forget an awning to shelter the car, nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey, nor some fowling pieces and rifles, with their requisite supply of powder and ball.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
It happened that he had appointed to go out in this boat, either for pleasure or for fish, with two or three Moors of some distinction in that place, and for whom he had provided extraordinarily, and had, therefore, sent on board the boat overnight a larger store of provisions than ordinary; and had ordered me to get ready three fusees with powder and shot, which were on board his ship, for that they designed some sport of fowling as well as fishing.
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
Here, as you perceive, is the inner pocket prolonged into the lining in such fashion as to give ample space for the truncated fowling piece.
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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