waterfowlingn.
/ˈwɔːtəfaʊlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌfaʊlɪŋ/, /ˈwɑdərˌfaʊlɪŋ/ The action or sport of hunting or shooting waterfowl.
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fowling1413
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birding1602
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waterfowling1702
wild-fowling1874
1702 Eng. Post 27 Nov. A very Harquebuss, or a large Water Fowling Piece.
1847 Times 6 Dec. 7/5 Cording's sheet India rubber boots are used by all the most celebrated sportsmen for angling or water-fowling.
1879 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Mar. 143/1 There is no difficulty in hiring a lugsail boat suitable for sailing, fishing, and water-fowling.
1900 Indian Forester Dec. 655 A change of kind as in the case of reclaiming..fen land, where water-fowling is exchanged for partridge shooting.
1999 Gun Dog Dec. 87/1 I do most of my waterfowling in Ontario, shooting over small ponds or agricultural fields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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