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Definition von bat-fowling im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- 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. , Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 90
- batfowling
- The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise
- batfowling
- A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost