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单词 fowling
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Definition of fowling in English:

fowling

noun ˈfaʊlɪŋˈfouliNG
mass noun
  • The 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

  • fowler

  • 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.

Rhymes

cowling
 
 

Definition of fowling in US English:

fowling

nounˈfouliNG
  • 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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