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fowl
[foul]
noun
plural
fowls ,plural
fowl .the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken.
any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or pheasant.
(in market and household use) a full-grown domestic fowl for food purposes, as distinguished from a chicken or young fowl.
the flesh or meat of a domestic fowl.
any bird (used chiefly in combination).
waterfowl; wildfowl.
verb (used without object)
to hunt or take wildfowl.
fowl
/ ڲʊ /
noun
See domestic fowl
any other bird, esp any gallinaceous bird, that is used as food or hunted as game See also waterfowl wildfowl
the flesh or meat of fowl, esp of chicken
an archaic word for any bird
verb
(intr) to hunt or snare wildfowl
Word History and Origins
Origin of fowl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fowl1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Sir Keir's plan runs the risk of being neither fish nor fowl: too unambitious to win back Reform voters; but illiberal enough to alienate some on the left.
Everyone everywhere — every culture in the world — loves perfectly seasoned, expertly cooked, just cool enough to pop in your mouth, audibly crunchy morsels of fried meat, fish, fowl or vegetables.
Going back centuries, local Buganda cultural superstition also protected the elegant fowl, which was seen as a symbol of wealth, good fortune and longevity.
Avian flu outbreaks date back centuries, when it was once known as "fowl plague," but this outbreak is unique.
James showed the BBC the amulets, which were made of fowl feathers, animal skins and herbs, covered in leather and cloth.
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