fowling piece
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fowling piece
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Up came his fowling piece; he shot, leaped overboard to retrieve the bird.
From Time Magazine Archive
He uses a telephoto lens with a sight such that he can "shoot" at arm's length, as with a fowling piece.
From Time Magazine Archive
Federal Fowl When the U. S. duck & goose gunner takes out his fowling piece next autumn he will, if law-abiding, be going after fewer birds than ever before.
From Time Magazine Archive
One man fumbled with a fowling piece, then dropped it when the leader mumbled something.
From Time Magazine Archive
He drilled with an old fowling piece his grandsire had given him to shoot ducks on the Concord River.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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