domestic+fowl

  • 41Barnyard fowl — 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 …

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  • 42Wild fowl — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …

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  • 43Saipan Jungle Fowl — The Saipan Jungle Fowl is a breed of domestic chicken. Not a true jungle fowl, it was found on the island of Saipan. It is thought to have been brought into The United States of America by returning American servicemen at the end of World War II… …

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  • 44Dorking fowl — Dor king fowl (d[^o]r k[i^]ng foul ). [From the town of Dorking in England.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a breed of large bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver gray. They… …

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  • 45foul / fowl —    Foul can means offensive, rotten, or unfavorable : Foul language, foul meat, and foul weather are unacceptable at a picnic.    Fowl refers to birds, especially domestic ones: Chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys are considered fowl …

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  • 46foul / fowl —    Foul can means offensive, rotten, or unfavorable : Foul language, foul meat, and foul weather are unacceptable at a picnic.    Fowl refers to birds, especially domestic ones: Chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys are considered fowl …

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  • 47Silk fowl — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 48jungle fowl — jun′gle fowl n. orn any of several S or SE Asian forest birds of the genus Gallus, of the pheasant family, esp. G. gallus, considered to be ancestral to domestic chickens • Etymology: 1815–25 …

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  • 49jungle fowl — n. any of several Asian gallinaceous birds (genus Gallus, family Phasianidae), having combs and throat wattles: the red Indian species ( G. gallus) is regarded as the ancestor of the present day domestic chicken …

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  • 50Spanish fowl — noun A breed of domestic hen, also called white faced black Spanish • • • Main Entry: ↑Spanish …

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