The beaters lit a row of small fires along the line they occupied.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
The sportsman who fired stands in the road; the beaters are above, for they desire the game to fly in a certain direction; and what with the narrow space between the firs and the oaks, the spreading boughs, and the uncertainty of the spot where the pheasant would break cover, it is not surprising that he missed.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
One pig at least, was clear of the beaters, coming this way, someone in chase.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost