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"I spotted a long-legged fowl by the water's edge.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The year-round roadside stand, which operates on the honor system, offers eggs from various types of fowl , heritage meats, produce, preserves, honey, soap, candles and more, changing with the seasons. \u2014 Lynne Sherwin, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Bantam is a term used for many kinds of small fowl ; a banty egg weighs roughly an ounce. \u2014 Tim Neville, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Aside from the aforementioned guests, the roster now includes dozens of sheep, goats, cows, pigs, horses, geese, African hens and other kinds of fowl , rabbits, dogs, cats and a pair of emus, with every week bringing new additions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Proceed directly to Nigerian chef Ope Amosu\u2019s scrumptious cafe to dine on cuisine from the motherland: fish, fowl , meats, grains, fruits and vegetables prepared via West African culinary traditions. \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
"Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"After a pair of eagles settled in a tree on the Pritchett family property in 2006, the fowl quickly began drawing a crowd of local birdwatchers and photographers, says Andrew Pritchett, a sales associate at the agency, who manages the eagle cam. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The fowl is believed to have slipped across state lines, expanding the number of agencies on its trail, including D.C.\u2019s Department of Energy, Prince George\u2019s County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
"But Whiteaker mounted an unusual defense, one unheard of among other incidents of chicken-loving Michiganders whose fowl have run afoul of the law. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This reflects both the impending asteroid impact and the similarity of Asteriornis to fowl birds. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The typical hunter, whether the prey be fowl or four-legged, has traded in gear for a fishing pole. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Games include fowling \u2014 a game that combines football and bowling \u2014 as well as table tennis, foosball, air hockey and more. \u2014 Robert Philpot, star-telegram.com , 17 May 2017"
],
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"Middle English foul , from Old English fugel ; akin to Old High German fogal bird, and probably to Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly \u2014 more at fly":"Noun and Verb"
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"verb"
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": any of several domesticated (see domesticate entry 1 sense 2 ) or wild gallinaceous birds \u2014 compare guinea fowl , jungle fowl":[],
": the meat of fowls used as food":[
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"I spotted a long-legged fowl by the water's edge.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The year-round roadside stand, which operates on the honor system, offers eggs from various types of fowl , heritage meats, produce, preserves, honey, soap, candles and more, changing with the seasons. \u2014 Lynne Sherwin, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Bantam is a term used for many kinds of small fowl ; a banty egg weighs roughly an ounce. \u2014 Tim Neville, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Aside from the aforementioned guests, the roster now includes dozens of sheep, goats, cows, pigs, horses, geese, African hens and other kinds of fowl , rabbits, dogs, cats and a pair of emus, with every week bringing new additions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Proceed directly to Nigerian chef Ope Amosu\u2019s scrumptious cafe to dine on cuisine from the motherland: fish, fowl , meats, grains, fruits and vegetables prepared via West African culinary traditions. \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
"Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"After a pair of eagles settled in a tree on the Pritchett family property in 2006, the fowl quickly began drawing a crowd of local birdwatchers and photographers, says Andrew Pritchett, a sales associate at the agency, who manages the eagle cam. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The fowl is believed to have slipped across state lines, expanding the number of agencies on its trail, including D.C.\u2019s Department of Energy, Prince George\u2019s County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
"But Whiteaker mounted an unusual defense, one unheard of among other incidents of chicken-loving Michiganders whose fowl have run afoul of the law. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This reflects both the impending asteroid impact and the similarity of Asteriornis to fowl birds. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The typical hunter, whether the prey be fowl or four-legged, has traded in gear for a fishing pole. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Games include fowling \u2014 a game that combines football and bowling \u2014 as well as table tennis, foosball, air hockey and more. \u2014 Robert Philpot, star-telegram.com , 17 May 2017"
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