51Թ

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batfowl

[ bat-foul ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net.

batfowl

/ ˈæˌڲʊ /

verb

  1. intr to catch birds by temporarily blinding them with light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌڴǷɱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fǷɱe noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of batfowl1

1400–50; late Middle English batfowlyn. See bat 2, fowl (v.)

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