A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
confinable
confinable
adj
Able to be confined
falconbill
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
forbearing
forbearing
adj
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
noun
forbearance; restraint
verb
present participle of forbear
froebelian
informable
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
notifiable
notifiable
adj
(medicine, of a disease) About which the authorities must be notified.
That may be notified.
outfabling
outfabling
verb
present participle of outfable
riboflavin
riboflavin
noun
(biochemistry) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.