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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fowl \Fowl\, verb (used without an object) [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.
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