noun

fowl

fowl, poultry

They raise fowl like chickens and ducks.

They raise fowl like chickens and ducks.

Roasted fowl is a traditional dish.

Roasted fowl is a traditional dish.

((as a collective noun)) domestic birds kept for eggs or meat They keep various kinds of fowl.

Synonyms: poultry, game bird

From Old English 'fugol' meaning 'bird', related to German 'Vogel'.

Sounds like 'foul' but it's about birds. Imagine a chicken committing a 'foul' in a game.

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