| fowl (foul) n. pl. fowl or fowls 1. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus). 2. a. A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game. b. The flesh of such birds used as food. 3. A bird of any kind. intr.v. fowled, fowl·ing, fowls To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl. [Middle English foul, from Old English fugol; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] fowl  er n. |
fowling [ˈfaʊlɪŋ]
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(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the shooting or trapping of birds for sport or as a livelihood
fowler n
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