batfowl

An obsolete verb meaning to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light or by using a net or other method while they are roosting.

• 🇪🇸Verbo obsoleto que significa capturar aves por la noche, cegándolas con luz o mediante una red u otro método mientras están posadas.

1. Catch birds by blinding C2 formal british

   To catch birds at night by temporarily blinding them with a light or other means.

   • The old method of batfowling is rarely practiced today.
   • He learned to batfowl from his grandfather in the countryside.
   • They would batfowl using lanterns to confuse the birds.

   🇪🇸Cazar aves cegándolas

• batfowled past participle
• batfowled past simple
• batfowling present participle
• batfowls third person singular