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muttonbirding

muttonbirding noun: the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks, especially shearwater species, for food, oil and feathers.

Noun

muttonbirding (uncountable)

  1. The seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks, especially shearwater species, for food, oil and feathers.

Origin of muttonbirding

From mutton bird + -ing.

Questions about muttonbirding

What does muttonbirding mean?
Muttonbirding means the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks, especially shearwater species, for food, oil and feathers.
What part of speech is muttonbirding?
Muttonbirding is a noun.

Words near muttonbirding in the dictionary

  1. mutton-thumper
  2. mutton-thumpers
  3. muttonbird
  4. muttonbirder
  5. muttonbirders
  6. muttonbirding
  7. muttonbirds
  8. muttonchop
  9. muttonchops
  10. muttonfish
  11. muttonfishes

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