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n. - A domesticated gallinaceous bird; The flesh of a bird (wild or domestic) used as food v. - Hunt certain birds in the forest.

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  • Well, that fowl is far more creative than that nice -.
  • The Crested, or Polish, fowl is black, with a white tuft on the head.
  • Having bought a fowl from a native in a canoe, the native asked me if I wanted
  • The common barn-door fowl is the original stock from which most of the varieties are derived.
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  • The farmer cried "foul" (an illegal move) when he discovered his neighbor's dogs chasing his "fowl." (a bird)
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