drey poking

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.

Examples

“Apart from the shooting that ensues from drey poking, it can be productive to walk ⟳ through woodland in the winter and spring ⟳ months with a shotgun or better still an air rifle, and remove ⟳ the foraging squirrels.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Dreydegger dreydel dreydl dreydle Dreyer Dreyfus

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