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单词 lowbelling
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lowbellingn.

Brit. /ˈləʊbɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌbɛlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low bell n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < low bell n. + -ing suffix1. Compare lowffing n. and later lowbell v.
Now historical.
The action or practice of capturing birds by use of a low bell (low bell n. 1a).
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fowling1413
lowbelling1581
birding1602
bird-catching1687
waterfowling1702
wild-fowling1874
1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha ii. iv. 348 If any person whatsoeuer, haue taken..any phesants or Partriches..by lowbelling, or tramelling.
1655 R. Child in S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 91 Larks..may be taken in snares, or by day-nets, Low-belling, &c.
1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 35 The Trammel is much like the Lowbelling Net.
1735 Sportsman's Dict. I. at Bat Fowling Lanthorns and lighted candles, extended in one hand (such as are used in low-belling, which see).
1897 H. A. Macpherson Hist. Fowling vii. 60 The title of ‘Low-belling’ was employed to distinguish this variety of fowling from other methods.
2004 P. Donald Skylark xiii. 211 A variant of this method was called ‘low-belling’, in which the net was preceded by men wearing or tolling bells similar to those worn by cattle, which apparently caused the birds to remain on the ground until the net was over them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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