fowling
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of fowling
First recorded in 1350–1400, fowling is from the late Middle English word foulynge. See fowl, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In the Fowling Warehouse's first six months of operation, only 29 strikes had been thrown over 100,000-plus games.
From US News • Jul. 21, 2015
Fowling has somewhat decreased in modern times, as the fisheries have risen in importance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
Fowling has given us cajole, decoy, and trepan.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Philip lived in amity with the Leonards, who made for him spear and arrow heads when he came to hunt at the Fowling Pond, not far from the forge, where he had a hunting-lodge.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
There they use to discharge their Fowling peeces.
From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
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