What is a fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot called?
decoy — A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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