- the shooting or trapping of birds for sport or as a livelihood
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fowl•ing
(fou′ling),USA pronunciation n.
- Sportthe practice or sport of shooting or snaring birds.
- late Middle English foulynge. See fowl, -ing1 1350–1400
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fowling /ˈfaʊlɪŋ/ n
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