fowl Definition

fowl
noun fowls, fowl

1. A farmyard bird, eg a chicken or turkey.
2. The flesh or meat of fowl used as food. Compare flesh noun 2.
3. old use
Any bird, especially if eaten as meat or hunted as game.
Example: wildfowl

verb

intr
fowled, fowling
1. To hunt or trap wild birds.

Derivative: fowler
noun

Derivative: fowling
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fugel bird.