noun
fowl
fowl
noun
1
A bird, especially one raised or hunted for food, such as chickens, ducks, or geese.
"The farm raised fowl for eggs and meat."
"Wild fowl gathered at the edge of the lake."
verb
1
To hunt birds.
"The old hunter still went fowling every autumn."
How to Use Fowl
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bird, especially poultry raised for food.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "foul," meaning dirty or against the rules — they sound the same but are unrelated words.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
wild fowl
waterfowl
fowl and game
Word Forms
fowler comparative, fowled past tense, fowl plural, fowls plural, fowls singular, fowlest superlative
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Etymology
From Old English fugol, "bird" — related to the verb "fly," since a fowl was originally just any flying creature.