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Meanings of fowl in English
A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl.
Usage of fowl in English
1
Most human bird flu cases have resulted from contact with infected fowl.
2
In mid-April the thaws begin, and by May-day arrive the earlier water-fowl.
3
In the field-mouse, the daisy, the water-fowl, he beholds types and symbols.
4
The cries of the water-fowl on the pond were heard no more.
5
A large fowl may be boned and stuffed in the same manner.
6
He saw no wild animals or fowl in the neighbourhood of Housa.
7
The really gnarly part is the neither-fish-nor-fowl nature of the show itself.
8
The tortoise continued to soothe the water fowl until it was calmed.
9
The servant took a long spoon and began to baste the fowl.
10
Wild fowl and larks were the only creatures that inhabited the waste.
11
His lifted head betrayed only the automatic thankfulness of the domestic fowl.
12
The colour heredity of the Andalusian fowl was too much for Bailey.
13
There is a footmark in some earth, at the fowl house door.
14
In commencing fowl-keeping, it is important to choose young and healthy sorts.
15
With many misgivings she stuffed the cavernous fowl with the fiery condiments.
16
Wild fowl too, such as ducks and geese, swarmed in the river.
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Fowl across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common