FOWL


Meaning of FOWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ faul ]

n. & v. (pl. same or fowls) --n. 1 any domestic cock or hen of various gallinaceous birds, kept for eggs and flesh. 2 the flesh of birds, esp. a domestic cock or hen, as food. 3 archaic (except in comb. or collect.) a bird (guineafowl; wildfowl). --v.intr. catch or hunt wildfowl. øfowl cholera see CHOLERA. fowl pest an infectious virus disease of fowls. fowl-run 1 a place where fowls may run. 2 a breeding establishment for fowls. øøfowler n. fowling n. [OE fugol f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.