fowling piece
fowling piece noun: a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small animals.
Noun
fowling piece (plural fowling pieces)
- A light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small animals.
- "Dear Grandfather———" his lordship began with a very grave face, and was certainly on the point of making a confession, but his servant, entering with a variety of fowling-pieces, sent for his choice from my lord, together with a shot-bag, jacket, &c.;...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 266
- What could I do? My useless fowling-piece was in my hand. What help could I get from that? I looked desperately round for some rock or tree[.]1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
fowling piece meaning in Tamil
fowling piece in Tamil
- துமிக்கி வகை
Forms of fowling piece
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Questions about fowling piece
- What does fowling piece mean?
- Fowling piece means a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small animals.
- What is fowling piece in Tamil?
- Fowling piece in Tamil is துமிக்கி வகை. See Fowling piece meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fowling piece?
- Fowling piece is a noun.
- What is the plural of fowling piece?
- The plural of fowling piece is fowling pieces.
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