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1 fowl
n. höna, fjäderfä; hönsfågelkött--------v. jaga fågel* * *plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) höns[], fjäderfä -
2 water-fowl
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3 wild fowl
vildfågel -
4 bantam
n. dvärghöns, prydnadshöns, bantamhöns* * *['bæntəm](a small variety of domestic fowl: She keeps bantams; ( also adjective) a bantam cock.) dvärghöns, bantam- -
5 cock
n. tupp; kran; hane (på ett skjutvapen); kuk (slang)--------v. osäkra vapen; räta upp; samla ihop* * *[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) tupp, han[]e2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) kran, pip, tapp3) (a slang word for the penis.) kuk2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) spetsa []2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) spänna hanen, osäkra3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) sätta på sned•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
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6 fowls
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7 hen
n. höna* * *[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) höna2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) hona, honfågel•- 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