fowling-piecen.
/ˈfaʊlɪŋpiːs/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlɪŋˌpis/ 1. A light gun for shooting wild fowl.
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fowling-piece1596
fowling-gun1647
shotgun1828
scattergun1836
1596 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1861) III. 4 A foulinge piece.
1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 31 God sent a deadly messenger out of a Fowling-Piece to one of them.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Of Fowling Pieces, those are reputed the best, which have the longest Barrel.
1839 G. Bird Elements Nat. Philos. 130 The well-known double report of a fowling-piece, fired at a distance.
a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 23 The old fowling-piece of seven-foot barrel.
2. A picture of game.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > still-life painting > a still-life painting > types of
game piece1777
flower-piecea1784
fowling-piece1888
xenia1899
vanitas1909
1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 21/2 The fowling-piece, which is something like the fine picture at the Prado.
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