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batfowl

verb
bat·​fowl | \ ˈbat-ËŒfau̇(-É™)l How to pronounce batfowl (audio) \
batfowled; batfowling; batfowls

Definition of batfowl

intransitive verb

: to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light and knocking them down with a stick or netting them

First Known Use of batfowl

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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