'Fowling piece' definitions:
Definition of 'fowling piece'
From: WordNet
noun
A light shotgun used for fowling
Definition of 'Fowling piece'
From: GCIDE
- Fowl \Fowl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fowling.] To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Fowling piece, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds. [1913 Webster]