bat-fowling

See also: batfowling

English

bat-fowling (uncountable)

The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon they fly towards the flames and can be caught in nets on poles. [1]
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene i:
  We would so, and then go a-bat-fowling.

bat-fowling, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 90.

单词	bat-fowling
释义	bat-fowling See also: batfowling English Noun bat-fowling (uncountable) The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon they fly towards the flames and can be caught in nets on poles. [1] c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene i: We would so, and then go a-bat-fowling. Related terms bat-fowler References bat-fowling, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 90.
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