fowling piece

noun

1. a shotgun for shooting wildfowl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fowling piece¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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Every rifle, every fowling-piece had its story, and there were many of them; for Darling boasted a veritable armory.

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The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.

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