Cocking-cloth
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cocking-cloth-263-18336111
title:
Cocking-cloth
text:
In hunting tactics, a cocking-cloth was a device used for catching pheasants, similar in construction to a kite. It consists of a piece of coarse canvas, about an ell square, or 45 inches (114 cm) on side, tanned, and kept stretched by two sticks, placed from corner to corner, diagonal-wise; a hole is left to see through. The hunter, then, armed with a short gun, carries the cloth before him at arm's length; under cover of which, he may approach his game as near as he pleases. When near enough,
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description:
Device that was used for catching pheasants
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocking-cloth
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date modified:
2023-05-23T16:49:01Z
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