Fowl /(foul)/

Fowl

n.

pl. Fowls

  1. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.
    Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air.
    — Gen. i. 26.
    Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not.
    — Matt. vi. 26.
    Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts.
  2. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).

Phrases & Compounds

Barndoor fowl
a fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen.

Fowl

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Fowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fowling

  1. To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.
    Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.

Phrases & Compounds

Fowling piece
a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds.