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Definition of fowling in English: fowlingnoun ˈfaʊlɪŋˈfouliNG mass nounThe hunting, shooting, or trapping of wildfowl. Example sentencesExamples - Like fowling, angling was pursued for two purposes, sport and utility.
- It all began way back years ago when John as a young man with gun and dog went fowling.
- During my late teens and early twenties I had a Chesapeake Bay retriever, a fine wild fowling dog.
- Low-intensity agricultural system based on fishing and fowling was replaced by a high-intensity system based on arable crops.
- Winslow continues: ‘Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent foure men on fowling; so that we might after a more speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruit of our labours.’
- He was a man of many hobbies which included, hunting, fowling and both track and coursing.
Derivatives noun ˈfaʊləˈfaʊlər The very popular event attracts fowlers from all over the North Kerry area and it is always a night of fun and frolics. Example sentencesExamples - His earlier ancestors had prowled the delta marshes near Bubastis, and lived as hunters and fowlers for millennia.
- This year November 1st fell on a Tueday and most of the would be fowlers were at their work or behind their desks instead of roaming around the fields.
- While this was going on, a fowler came along with his limed twigs ready to catch the pigeon.
Definition of fowling in US English: fowlingnounˈfouliNG The hunting, shooting, or trapping of wildfowl. Example sentencesExamples - During my late teens and early twenties I had a Chesapeake Bay retriever, a fine wild fowling dog.
- Winslow continues: ‘Our harvest being gotten in, our Governor sent foure men on fowling; so that we might after a more speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruit of our labours.’
- He was a man of many hobbies which included, hunting, fowling and both track and coursing.
- Low-intensity agricultural system based on fishing and fowling was replaced by a high-intensity system based on arable crops.
- It all began way back years ago when John as a young man with gun and dog went fowling.
- Like fowling, angling was pursued for two purposes, sport and utility.
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