Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drey poking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: drey pok-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Apart from the shooting that ensues from drey poking, it can be productive to walk through woodland in the winter and spring months with a shotgun or better still an air rifle, and remove the foraging squirrels."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does drey poking mean?: The forcing of squirrels out of their drey with a long pole in order to shoot them.

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