Dictionary![]() ![]() fowlPronunciation: (foul), [key] —n., pl. fowls, (esp. collectively) fowl, —v. —n. 1. the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Cf. domestic fowl. 2. any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or pheasant. 3. (in market and household use) a full-grown domestic fowl for food purposes, as distinguished from a chicken or young fowl. 4. the flesh or meat of a domestic fowl. 5. any bird (used chiefly in combination): waterfowl; wildfowl. —v.i. to hunt or take wildfowl. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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