Definition of fowl Fowl

/fawˈl/ - [fawl] - fowl

We found 13 definitions of fowl from 7 different sources.

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What does fowl mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

fowls, fowling, fowled  

fowl - hunt fowl in the forest
  hunt down, track down, hunt, run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
  grouse hunt grouse
fowl - hunt fowl
  hunt down, track down, hunt, run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fowl (n.)
    Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.
  • fowl (n.)
    Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).
  • fowl (v. i.)
    To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • fowl
    A bird that is kept for its meat and eggs.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • fowl
    fowl, n. a bird: a bird of the barn-door or poultry kind, a cock or hen: the flesh of fowl:—pl. Fowls, Fowl.—v.i. to kill fowls by shooting or snaring.—ns. Fowl′er, a sportsman who takes wild-fowl; Fowl′ing; Fowl′ing-net, a net for catching birds; Fowl′ing-piece, a light gun for small-shot, used in fowling. [A.S. fugol; Ger. vogel.]

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  • Fowl are birds that are good to be hunted. This term is also used for poultry (for example, a chicken or duck).

Part of speech

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  • fowl, verb, present, 1st person singular of fowl (infinitive).
  • fowl, verb (infinitive).
  • fowl, noun, singular of fowl / fowls.
  • fowl, noun, plural of fowl.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

fowl in sign language
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