wildfowln.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪl(d)faʊl/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪl(d)ˌfaʊl/

Forms: see wild adj. and fowl n.; also 1500s wyelfoyle.

Etymology: Compare Middle Low German, German wildvogel, Old Norse villifygli (Swedish vildfågel, early Danish vildfugi).

a. A wild bird, or (usually) wild birds collectively; chiefly applied to those caught for food, game birds (now esp. of the duck and goose kinds).

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a1000 Bi Manna Wyrdum (Gr.) 85 Sum sceal wildne fugel wloncne atemian, heafoc on honda.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. x. 363 Delyte in wyn and wylde foule.

a1417 in M. Sellers York Memorandum Bk. (1912) I. 223 Pultre wyldefoule and other vytayll.

1439 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 25, No. 1) Johannes Yutte est communis foristallator volucrum vocat. Wyldefoule.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 77 Vennesoun, wyld fowill, wyne and spyce.

1532–3 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 215 Et de magistro de Fayrne 6 dd. wyelfoyle et 4 puffyngs.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iv. ii. 51 What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning Wilde-fowle ?

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 612 Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Wild-fowl or ven'son.

1817 W. Scott Harold v. xv. 159 As the scared wild-fowl scream and fly.

b. Humorously misapplied in the first quot. to a wild beast; hence allusively; also figurative of persons.

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1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 29 There is not a more fearefull wilde foule then your Lyon liuing.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist v. iii. sig. L4 What's your med'cine, To draw so many seuerall sorts of wild-foule ?

1905 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Feb. 38/1 One has to drag in fundamental principles of art and other fearful wildfowl.

c. attributive.

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1825 T. Hood Friendly Addr. to Mrs. Fry x To tame the wild-fowl-ways of Jenny Diver!

1870 N. F. Hele Aldeburgh ii. 8 Very few wild-fowl shooters frequent this part of the river.

1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xli. 360 Wild fowl guns.

Derivatives

wild-ˈfowler n. a sportsman who shoots or catches wildfowl.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun]

fowlerc893

birder1308

catcher1550

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bird-angler1653

wild-fowler1859

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1859 H. C. Folkard (title) The Wild-Fowler: a Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling.

wild-ˈfowling n. the pursuit or capture of wildfowl.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun]

fowling1413

lowbelling1581

birding1602

bird-catching1687

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wild-fowling1874

1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xv. 193 In no other branch of wild-fowling is a breech-loader of more advantage than in teal-shooting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wildfowl
释义	wildfowln. Brit. /ˈwʌɪl(d)faʊl/, U.S. /ˈwaɪl(d)ˌfaʊl/ Forms: see wild adj. and fowl n.; also 1500s wyelfoyle. Etymology: Compare Middle Low German, German wildvogel, Old Norse villifygli (Swedish vildfågel, early Danish vildfugi). a. A wild bird, or (usually) wild birds collectively; chiefly applied to those caught for food, game birds (now esp. of the duck and goose kinds). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > wild-fowl wildfowla1000 the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > wild-fowl > collective wildfowla1000 volatile1382 a1000 Bi Manna Wyrdum (Gr.) 85 Sum sceal wildne fugel wloncne atemian, heafoc on honda. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. x. 363 Delyte in wyn and wylde foule. a1417 in M. Sellers York Memorandum Bk. (1912) I. 223 Pultre wyldefoule and other vytayll. 1439 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 25, No. 1) Johannes Yutte est communis foristallator volucrum vocat. Wyldefoule. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 77 Vennesoun, wyld fowill, wyne and spyce. 1532–3 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 215 Et de magistro de Fayrne 6 dd. wyelfoyle et 4 puffyngs. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iv. ii. 51 What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning Wilde-fowle ? View more context for this quotation 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 612 Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Wild-fowl or ven'son. 1817 W. Scott Harold v. xv. 159 As the scared wild-fowl scream and fly. b. Humorously misapplied in the first quot. to a wild beast; hence allusively; also figurative of persons. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 29 There is not a more fearefull wilde foule then your Lyon liuing. View more context for this quotation 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist v. iii. sig. L4 What's your med'cine, To draw so many seuerall sorts of wild-foule ? View more context for this quotation 1905 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Feb. 38/1 One has to drag in fundamental principles of art and other fearful wildfowl. c. attributive. ΚΠ 1825 T. Hood Friendly Addr. to Mrs. Fry x To tame the wild-fowl-ways of Jenny Diver! 1870 N. F. Hele Aldeburgh ii. 8 Very few wild-fowl shooters frequent this part of the river. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xli. 360 Wild fowl guns. Derivatives wild-ˈfowler n. a sportsman who shoots or catches wildfowl. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] fowlerc893 birder1308 catcher1550 bird-catcher1580 bird-angler1653 wild-fowler1859 waterfowler1888 1859 H. C. Folkard (title) The Wild-Fowler: a Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling. wild-ˈfowling n. the pursuit or capture of wildfowl. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun] fowling1413 lowbelling1581 birding1602 bird-catching1687 waterfowling1702 wild-fowling1874 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xv. 193 In no other branch of wild-fowling is a breech-loader of more advantage than in teal-shooting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1000
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