bat-fowl

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• bat´fowl´er — bat|fowl «BAT FOWL», intransitive verb. to catch birds at night by dazing them with a light, and knocking them down or netting them. ╂[< bat1 + fowl, verb] –bat´fowl´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• bat|fowl — «BAT FOWL», intransitive verb. to catch birds at night by dazing them with a light, and knocking them down or netting them. ╂[< bat1 + fowl, verb] –bat´fowl´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Bat — (b[a^]t), n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bat bolt — Bat Bat (b[a^]t), n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Angeline Fowl — Personnages de Artemis Fowl Liste des personnages de la série Artemis Fowl par Eoin Colfer. Sommaire 1 Personnages principaux 1.1 Artemis Fowl 1.2 Holly Short 1.3 Butler …   Wikipédia en Français

• Artemis Fowl Senior — Personnages de Artemis Fowl Liste des personnages de la série Artemis Fowl par Eoin Colfer. Sommaire 1 Personnages principaux 1.1 Artemis Fowl 1.2 Holly Short 1.3 Butler …   Wikipédia en Français

• Myles Fowl — Personnages de Artemis Fowl Liste des personnages de la série Artemis Fowl par Eoin Colfer. Sommaire 1 Personnages principaux 1.1 Artemis Fowl 1.2 Holly Short 1.3 Butler …   Wikipédia en Français

• Personnages de Artemis Fowl — Cette page liste les personnages de la série Artemis Fowl, écrite par Eoin Colfer. Sommaire 1 Personnages principaux 1.1 Artemis Fowl 1.2 Holly Short 1.3 Butler …   Wikipédia en Français

• batfowl — bat•fowl [[t]ˈbætˌfaʊl[/t]] v. i. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME batfowlyn, perh. bat I+fowl (v.) bat′fowl er, n …   From formal English to slang

• batfowl — batfowler, n. /bat fowl /, v.i. to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net. [1400 50; late ME batfowlyn. See BAT2, FOWL (v.)] * * * …   Universalium