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fowling

noun as in hunting

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Formerly the outlaws had only bowie-knives and a few fowling-pieces; now they have an ample supply of rifles.

I begged to wait for my gun; but no, the fowling-piece (loaded with ball, of course) and the two spears were quite enough.

There followed the quick crack of the fowling-piece, a cloud of feathers in the air, a long slanting fall.

I took mine, and Carlos said that he never went out without a brace of pistols and a fowling-piece.

Bob seems sorry that he must forsake the Marsh & River when he is daily fowling, & never kills any Game.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fowling, such as: angling, fishery, fishing, shooting, coursing, and falconry.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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