| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb fowl.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (fowl) | 1. Hunt fowl.[Wordnet]. 2. Hunt fowl in the forest.[Wordnet]. 3. To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: fowling, fowled, fowls, fowler, fowlers, fowlingly and fowledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FOWLS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Specialty Definition: fowl
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A flying or winged animal; the generic name of certain animals that move through the air by the aid of wings. Fowls have two feet, are covered with feathers, and have wings for flight. Bird is a young fowl or chicken, and may well be applied to the smaller species of fowls. But it has usurped the place of fowl, and is used improperly as the generic term. Fowl is used as a collective noun. We dined on fish and fowl. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air. Gen. 1. But this use in America is not frequent. We generally use the plural, fowls. The word is colloquially used for poultry, or rather, in a more limited sense, for barn door fowls.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Bible | Several distinct Hebrew and Greek words are thus rendered in the English Bible. Of these the most common is ’oph, which is usually a collective term for all kinds of birds. In (1 Kings 4:23) among the daily provisions for Solomon’s table "fatted fowl" are included. In the New Testament the word translated "fowls" is most frequently that which comprehends all kinds of birds (including ravens, (Luke 12:24) See Sparrow. (references) | ||
| Dream Interpretation | To dream of seeing fowls, denotes temporary worry or illness. For a woman to dream of fowls, indicates a short illness or disagreement with her friends. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (archaic) A bird. (references) | 2: [Noun] A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail. (references) | 3: [Noun] Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans. (references) | 4: [Verb] To hunt fowl. (references) |
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Common Expressions: fowl
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| American Game Fowl | The American Game Fowl is a breed of chicken primarily used for cockfighting in the United States. Its colors include grey and brown-red. A rooster of this breed which is used in cockfighting is called a cock. (references) | ||
| Artemis Fowl (book) | Artemis Fowl is the first book in the Artemis Fowl (series). (references) | ||
| Artemis Fowl (movie) | Artemis fowl is first movie in series based on the Artemis Fowl . (references) | ||
| Artemis Fowl (series) | Artemis Fowl is a series of children's books written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. They star pre-teen evil genius Artemis Fowl, along with a host of characters. (references) | ||
| Artemis Fowl II | Artemis Fowl II is the fictional title character of the Artemis Fowl series of children's books by Irish author Eoin Colfer. (references) | ||
| Barndoor fowl | A fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Barnyard fowl | A fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Cochin fowl | A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin China (Anam). Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Cornish fowl | English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Domestic fowl | A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FOWLS
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Infectious laryngotracheitis of fowls | Biology & Biotechnology | A highly infectious disease of birds of all ages caused by a herpes virus and characterized by a very rapid spread of respiratory distress, the signs including gasping, respiratory gurgling and rattling, and death often from asphyxiation because of massive pseudomembrane formation in the trachea. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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