ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English batfowlyn, from bat + fowlyn, foulen to fowl — more at fowl
: to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light and knocking them down with a stick or netting them
he taught them to throw flies and bait crawfish nets, to batfowl , and ferret for rabbits — Thomas Hughes