Definitions

fowl

[foul] / faʊl /

NOUN

domesticated bird

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chicken goose hen pheasant

STRONG

bird capon chick cock duck game rooster turkey

Example Sentences

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The dictionary portion of the text places the letter V before the letter U. Page 485, the entry for "WILD DUCKS" was moved to before "WILD FOWL."

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

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