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Verb: batfowl  'bat,fawl
Usage: archaic
  1. (hunting) catch birds by temporarily blinding them
    "In medieval times, hunters would batfowl to catch game birds at night"

Derived forms: batfowled, batfowling, batfowls

Type of: capture, catch