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Meaning of bat-fowling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon they fly towards the flames and can be caught in nets on poles.

uncountable

Examples

“We would so, and then go a-bat-fowling.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bat-pad bat-phone Bat-Signal bat-wing bat'leth bat's wing

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