/ faʊl; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] ( pl. fowl or fowls ) a bird that is kept for its meat and eggs, for example a chicken :
fowl such as turkeys and ducks
2.
[ C ] ( old use ) any bird
—see also guineafowl , waterfowl , wildfowl
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IDIOMS
see fish noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English fugol bird , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vogel and German Vogel , also to fly (verb).