Domestic fowls
1Fowls — Fowl Fowl (foul), n. Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[*a]gel, Goth. fugls; of …
2fowls — faÊŠl n. bird; chicken, rooster; domestic bird; meat from a chicken v. hunt birds …
3hens — domestic fowls of either sex. → hen …
4hen — n. 1 a a female bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b (in pl.) domestic fowls of either sex. 2 a female lobster or crab or salmon. Phrases and idioms: hen and chickens any of several plants esp. the houseleek. hen coop a coop for keeping fowls in. hen …
5Animals in the Bible — • The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in the Bible Anima …
6DIETARY LAWS — DIETARY LAWS, the collective term for the Jewish laws and customs pertaining to the types of food permitted for consumption and their preparation. The Hebrew term is kashrut, which is derived from the root כשר ( fit or proper ). The word appears… …
7poultryman — noun a dealer in poultry and poultry products • Syn: ↑poulterer • Hypernyms: ↑merchant, ↑merchandiser * * * mən noun (plural poultrymen) 1 …
8gallinaceous — /gæləˈneɪʃəs / (say galuh nayshuhs) adjective 1. relating to or resembling the domestic fowls. 2. belonging to the group or order Galliformes, which includes the domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, partridges, etc. Also, gallinacean. {Latin… …
9jersey giant — noun Etymology: Jersey (III) 1. usually capitalized J&G : a breed of very large domestic fowls developed in New Jersey by interbreeding large Asiatic fowls with Langshans and being originally solid black but now having a white variety 2. usually… …
10Phasianidae — noun pheasants; quails; partridges • Syn: ↑family Phasianidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • Member Meronyms …
