barnyard fowl

  • 1Barnyard 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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  • 2barnyard fowl — noun : the common domestic fowl; especially : the mongrel fowl allowed to pick up its living casually about the farmstead …

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  • 3Fowl — (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… …

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  • 4fowl — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, beat, biddy, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy,… …

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  • 5fowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bird; hen, stewing chicken. See animal, food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barnyard fowl, wild fowl, game, poultry, stewing chicken; see also bird 1 , chicken 1 , pigeon . Types of fowl include: chicken,… …

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  • 6fowl — /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… …

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  • 7Barnyard — A barnyard (British English: farmyard) is a barn adjoined to a yard. As a combination of architecture and landscape design, the barnyard is less common now than in former times, especially since the tractor and truck have replaced the horse and… …

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  • 8Barndoor 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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  • 9fowl — n 1. hen, brood hen, mother hen, old hen, biddy, chicken; rooster, cock, bantam, chanticleer. 2. domestic fowl, barnyard birds, poultry, ducks, turkeys, geese, peahens, peacocks; birds, pheasants, quail, partridge, guinea hens; waterfowl …

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  • 10barn-door fowl — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : barnyard fowl …

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