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drey poking

drey poking noun: the forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.

Noun

drey poking (uncountable)

  1. The forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.
    • Apart from the shooting that ensues from drey poking, it can be productive to walk through woodland in the winter and spring months with a shotgun or better still an air rifle, and remove the foraging squirrels.2006, Steve Caple, Rural Pest Control, page 71

Questions about drey poking

What does drey poking mean?
Drey poking means the forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.
What part of speech is drey poking?
Drey poking is a noun.

Words near drey poking in the dictionary

  1. Drexels
  2. drexil
  3. Drexler
  4. Drexlers
  5. drey
  6. drey poking
  7. Dreydegger
  8. dreydel
  9. dreydels
  10. dreydl
  11. dreydle

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