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1 fowl
plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) fjerkræ* * *plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) fjerkræ -
2 bantam
['bæntəm](a small variety of domestic fowl: She keeps bantams; ( also adjective) a bantam cock.) dværghøns; bantamhøns* * *['bæntəm](a small variety of domestic fowl: She keeps bantams; ( also adjective) a bantam cock.) dværghøns; bantamhøns -
3 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) hane2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) hane3) (a slang word for the penis.) pik2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) løfte; spidse2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) afsikre3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) sætte på skrå•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure* * *[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) hane2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) hane3) (a slang word for the penis.) pik2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) løfte; spidse2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) afsikre3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) sætte på skrå•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
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4 fowls
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5 hen
[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) høne2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) hun; -hun; -høne•- henpecked* * *[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) høne2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) hun; -hun; -høne•- henpecked
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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 unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fowl — /fowl/, n., pl. fowls, (esp. collectively) fowl, v. n. 1. the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Cf. domestic fowl. 2. any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or… … Universalium
fowl — fowl; fowl·er; gare·fowl; sheld·fowl; wa·ter·fowl·er; wa·ter·fowl·ing; … English syllables
Fowl — Fowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fowled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fowling}.] To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc. [1913 Webster] Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fowl — [faul] n plural fowl or fowls [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: fugel] 1.) a bird, such as a chicken, that is kept for its meat and eggs, or the meat of this type of bird 2.) old use any bird … Dictionary of contemporary English
fowl — [ faul ] (plural fowl or fowls) noun count 1. ) a bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat, for example a chicken or a DUCK 2. ) an old word for bird => FISH1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fowl — ► NOUN (pl. same or fowls) 1) (also domestic fowl) a domesticated bird derived from a junglefowl and kept for its eggs or flesh; a cock or hen. 2) any domesticated bird, e.g. a turkey or duck. 3) birds collectively, especially as the quarry of… … English terms dictionary
fowl — [foul] n. pl. fowls or fowl [ME foule, foghel < OE fugol, akin to Ger vogel, bird < Gmc * fuglaz, altered by dissimulation < * fluglaz < * flug , *fleug < IE * pleuk > FLY1] 1. any bird: now only in combination [wildfowl] 2. any … English World dictionary
fowl — (n.) O.E. fugel bird, representing the general Germanic word for them, from P.Gmc. *foglaz (Cf. O.Fris. fugel, O.N. fugl, M.Du. voghel, Du. vogel, Ger. vogel, Goth. fugls), probably by dissimilation from *flug la , lit. flyer, from the same root… … Etymology dictionary
fowl — The collective use of the singular form is now largely restricted to compounds such as guineafowl and wildfowl … Modern English usage
fowl|er — «FOW luhr», noun. a person who hunts, shoots, catches, or traps wild birds … Useful english dictionary
