Bat-fowling

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  1. 1
    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

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

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

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