Dictionary entry

Fowl (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fowled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fowling.] To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.

Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl. Blackstone.

Fowling piece, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds.