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fowl F0277600 (foul)n. pl. fowl or fowls 1. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus domesticus).2. a. A bird, such as a duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game.b. The flesh of such birds used as food.3. A bird of any kind.intr.v. fowled, fowl·ing, fowls To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl. [Middle English foul, from Old English fugol; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] fowl′er n.fowling (ˈfaʊlɪŋ) n (Hunting) the shooting or trapping of birds for sport or as a livelihood ˈfowler nTranslationsEncyclopediaSeefowl |