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

/ ˈbætˌfaʊl /

verb

1. intr to catch birds by temporarily blinding them with light

Derived Forms

• ˈbatˌfowler, noun

Other Words From

• batfowler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of batfowl¹

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