Fowl

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

Several distinct Hebrew and Greek words are thus rendered in the English Bible. Of these the most common is 'oph, which is usually a collective term for all kinds of birds. In (1 Kings 4:23) among the daily provisions for Solomon's table "fatted fowl" are included. In the New Testament the word translated "fowls" is most frequently that which comprehends all kinds of birds (including ravens, (Luke 12:24) [Sparrow]

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Fowl
·noun Any bird; ·esp., any large edible bird. II. Fowl ·vi To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Cochin fowl
·- A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin China (Anam). ...

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Dorking fowl
·- One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There ar...

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Game fowl
·- A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males....

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Sea fowl
·- Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all ...

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mallee-fowl
n. Same as mallee-bird (q.v.). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
scrub-fowl
n. name applied to birds of thegenus Megapodius. See megapode. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
gair-fowl
A name of the great auk, Alca impennis. (See auk.) ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
barn-door fowl
The common fowl; also so called in Scotland.--Jamieson. Never had there been such slauthering of ca...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.