Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A net for catching feathered game.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fowling-net.
Examples
-
For who are we that Heaven should have rived the world before time was, to trap us, and should make of the old sea a fowling-net? "
The Certain Hour James Branch Cabell 1918
-
For who are we that Heaven should have rived the world before time was, to trap us, and should make of the old sea a fowling-net? "
The Certain Hour 1909
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.