fowl
noun
\ ˈfau̇(-ə)l
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plural fowl
or fowls
Definition of fowl
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a
: a cock or hen of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)
especially
: an adult hen
b
: any of several domesticated (see domesticate entry 1 sense 2) or wild gallinaceous birds — compare guinea fowl, jungle fowl
3
: the meat of fowls used as food
roasted fowl
fowl
verb
fowled;
fowling;
fowls
Definition of fowl (Entry 2 of 2)
: to seek, catch, or kill wildfowl
Examples of fowl in a Sentence
Noun
I spotted a long-legged fowl by the water's edge.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Brett has more than 40 million copies of her books in print and also raises ornamental fowl. — Carole Goldberg, courant.com, "Write Stuff: Author Jan Brett talks and draws in Mystic to launch new children’s book, ‘Tiger Slippers’," 11 Sep. 2019 The freak accident has less to do with killer fowl and more to do with a tragic confluence of preexisting conditions. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Woman pecked to death by rooster," 6 Sep. 2019 The freak accident has less to do with killer fowl and more to do with a tragic confluence of preexisting conditions. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "A woman was pecked to death by a rooster, pathologists say," 6 Sep. 2019 This intelligent, strange, sometimes maddeningly digressive book is, in genre terms, neither fish nor fowl but, rather, some other odd, often delightful animal. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 20 Aug. 2019 Over the centuries, their hooves slowly grew larger and more like those of fowl, enabling them to gallop through even the softest drifting sands. — Tom Noel, The Know, "16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire," 24 Aug. 2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 PG A nefarious situation has forced the birds and pigs to unite in an effort to stop a flock of determined fowl from altering the way of life that the feathered species and pigs have enjoyed since the beginning of time. — Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Angel Has Fallen’ and ‘Overcomer’ open Friday," 20 Aug. 2019 Its 16,000 acres are home to a menagerie of fowl, migratory birds, turtles and more — and, of course, millions of tasty insects. — David Ferry, SFChronicle.com, "Bats’ nightly ‘fly out’ is spectacle to behold in Sacramento," 20 Aug. 2019 Apparently, one sad fowl amputee remained, bringing the wing total to that head-scratching 413 figure. — John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: Joey Chestnut: A Silicon Valley legend of a different sort," 7 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Games include fowling — a game that combines football and bowling — as well as table tennis, foosball, air hockey and more. — Robert Philpot, star-telegram.com, "Hanging out at 12 new patios in and around Fort Worth," 17 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fowl.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fowl
fowl
noun
English Language Learners Definition of fowl
: a bird (such as a chicken) that is raised for food
: the meat of such a bird used as food
old-fashioned + humorous
: a bird of any kind
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fowl
noun
\ ˈfau̇l
\
\
plural fowl
or fowls
Kids Definition of fowl
1
: bird
wild fowls
2
: a common domestic rooster or hen
3
: the meat of a domestic fowl used as food
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