Fowl

Definition: Fowl

Fowl

Noun

1. A domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl.

2. The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food.

Verb

1. Hunt fowl.

2. Hunt fowl, as in the forest.

Date "fowl" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	To dream of seeing fowls, denotes temporary worry or illness. For a woman to dream of fowls, indicates a short illness or disagreement with her friends. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Fowl

Synonyms: bird (n), domestic fowl (n), poultry (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Animal	Bird; poultry, fowl, hen, chicken, chanticleer, partlet, rooster, dunghill cock, barn door fowl; feathered tribes, feathered songster; singing bird, dicky bird; canary, warbler; finch; aberdevine, cushat, cygnet, ringdove, siskin, swan, wood pigeon.
Unconformity	Fish out of water; neither one thing nor another, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red herring; one in a million, one in a way, one in a thousand; outcast, outlaw; off the beaten track; oasis.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I love your fowl little mind (Aladdin; writing credit: Roger Allers; Ron Clements) There's nothing fowl about these wings (Northfork; writing credit: Mark Polish; Michael Polish)
Movie/TV Titles	Fowl Play (1973) The Fowl Ball (1930) A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Live Fowl, Ducks, Geese and Poultry in Oceana (reference) The 2002 World Forecasts of Live Fowl, Ducks, Geese and Poultry Export Supplies (reference) The 2003 World Forecasts of Live Fowl, Ducks, Geese and Poultry Export Supplies (reference) The World Market for Live Fowl, Ducks, Geese and Poultry: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Chicken Breasts: 116 New and Classic Recipes for the Fairest Part of the Fowl (reference) Fowl Play: Over 100 Ways to Fix Chicken (reference) More Chicken Breasts: 91 New and Classic Recipes for the Fairest Part of the Fowl (reference) Whoops. . . More Fowl Weather (reference) Wild Fowl Decoys (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Fancy Fowl (reference) Wild Fowl (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Lost Universe - Vol. 2: The Ultimate Fowl (reference) Ranma 1/2 - Anything Goes Martial Arts, Vol. 7: Fowl Play (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Cow Fish Fowl or Pig [LIMITED EDITION] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Alligator reaching for water fowl on chain. Credit: Library of Congress.		Birds. Shoebill fowl. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He held a piece of fowl up on the prong of the carvingfork
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	Of their smaller fowl I could take up twenty or thirty at the end of my knife
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Travel	Chad	Waza National Park: A large northern Cameroon game park, not far from N'Djamena featuring elephants, giraffes, antelopes, gazelles, warthogs, lions, water fowl and many other varieties of birds. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	HOG, n. A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours. Among the Mahometans and Jews, the hog is not in favor as an article of diet, but is respected for the delicacy and the melody of its voice. It is chiefly as a songster that the fowl is esteemed; the cage of him in full chorus has been known to draw tears from two persons at once. The scientific name of this dicky-bird is Porcus Rockefelleri. Mr. Rockefeller did not discover the hog, but it is considered his by right of resemblance.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Fowl" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fowl" is used about 141 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (common)	100%	141	26,682

Expressions using "fowl": Barndoor fowl ♦ barnyard fowl ♦ boiling fowl ♦ Cochin fowl ♦ domestic fowl ♦ Dorking fowl ♦ Drawn fowl ♦ Dunghill fowl ♦ Fen fowl ♦ flocking fowl ♦ fowl cholera ♦ fowl coryza ♦ fowl house ♦ fowl paralysis ♦ fowl pest ♦ fowl plague ♦ fowl pox ♦ fowl run ♦ game fowl ♦ guinea fowl ♦ haemorrhagic septicaemia of the fowl ♦ heath fowl ♦ infectious coryza of fowl ♦ jungle fowl ♦ Lich fowl ♦ mallee fowl ♦ May fowl ♦ moor fowl ♦ neither fish nor fowl ♦ oat fowl ♦ pasteurellosis of the fowl ♦ pea fowl ♦ prairie fowl ♦ rain fowl ♦ red jungle fowl ♦ scrub fowl ♦ sea fowl ♦ silk fowl ♦ spur fowl ♦ water fowl ♦ wild fowl. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "fowl": fowl-flesh, fowl-house, fowl-pip, fowl-plague, fowl-up.
	Ending with "fowl": guinea-fowl.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "fowl"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		hoender (chicken, hen), hen (chicken). (various references)

Albanian		shpend shtëpijak, pulë (chicken, hen), mish pule (chicken), gjuaj shpezë të egra. (various references)

Arabic		‏لحم الدجاج (chicken), ‏طير (bird, nestling, nuthatch), ‏إصطاد الطيور, ‏ديك (rooster), ‏دجاج (blanket, chickens, poultry). (various references)

Bulgarian		ходя на лов за птици, кокошка (hen), месо от птица, птица (bird). (various references)

Catalan		pollastre (chicken), gallina (chicken). (various references)

Chinese		野禽 , 雞 (chicken, osprey), 禽 (birds), 家畜 (Fowls, livestock). (various references)

Czech		slepice (chicken, hen). (various references)

Danish		høne (chicken, hen). (various references)

Dutch		kip (chicken, hen, kip), hoen (chicken), gevogelte (birds, poultry). (various references)

Esperanto		kortbirdo, koko (chicken), kokino (chicken), galino, birdaĵo (poultry). (various references)

Faeroese		hani (chicken, trigger), høna (chicken). (various references)

Finnish		linnustaa, kukko (chicken), kana (domestic fowl, hen). (various references)

French		poule, volaille (fowls). (various references)

Frisian		hin (chicken). (various references)

German		Geflügel (birds, poultry), Huhn (chicken, hen, poult, pullet). (various references)

Greek		όρνιθα (hen), πτηνό (bird). (various references)

Hebrew		עוף (bird), צפור (bird, sparrow). (various references)

Hungarian		szárnyas (Alar, pinioned, pinnate, poultry, winged). (various references)

Indonesian		unggas (poultry). (various references)

Irish		cearc (chicken). (various references)

Italian		pollo (chicken), pollame (poultry), gallina (bantam, chicken, guinea fowl, hen). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		鳥 (bird, poultry). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		やけい (night view, night watchman), とり (bird, in the heart, poultry, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac). (various references)

Korean		가금 (Fowls, Poultry). (various references)

Malay		ayam (chicken). (various references)

Manx		eeanlee (poultry), eean (brat, cheeky child, chick, poult, young of birds; juvenile, young; juvenile). (various references)

Maori		heihei (hen). (various references)

Norwegian		høne (chicken, hen). (various references)

Papiamen		galiña (chicken). (various references)

Pig Latin		owlfay.(various references)

Portuguese		galinha (chicken, hen). (various references)

Romanian		vâna pãsãri, pasãre de curte, orãtãnii (fowls, poultry), gãinã (chicken, hen). (various references)

Russian		домашняя птица (barndoor, barn-door fowl). (various references)

Scottish		cearc (a hen, chicken, hen). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		loviti divljač, živina (poultry). (various references)

Shona		huku. (various references)

Spanish		gallina (chicken, chicken hearted, funk, hen, sissy), aves (birds, poultry). (various references)

Sranan		kakafowru. (various references)

Swahili		kuku (chicken). (various references)

Swazi		ín-khûkhu. (various references)

Swedish		höns (chicken, fowls, hens, poultry), höna (chicken, goose, hen), fjäderfä (poultry). (various references)

Tagalog		manók (chicken). (various references)

Thai		สัตว์ปีกที่กินไ�"้. (various references)

Turkish		tavuk (chicken, hen), kuş avlamak, kümes hayvanı (barn-door fowl), av kuşu (game bird). (various references)

Ukrainian		свійська птиця (poultry), дичина (chase, wildfowl). (various references)

Vietnamese		flesh fowl$ cá, g� (pen). (various references)

Welsh		iar (chicken), ehediad (bird, flight), edn (bird), adara (catch birds). (various references)

Yucatec		xkaax (chicken), kaax (chicken). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	altilium, gallina, Gallus domesticus, pullus. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	poule. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai huloghsen auta o qeoV legwn auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe kai plhrwsate ta udata en taiV qalassaiV kai ta peteina plhqunesqwsan epi thV ghV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Benedixitque eis dicens crescite et multiplicamini et replete aquas maris avesque multiplicentur super terram
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ond bletsode hi, ðus cweðende, "Weaxað ond beoð gemænifylde, ond gefyllað ðære sæ wæteru, ond ða fugelas beon gemænifylde ofer eorðan.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And blisside to hem, seiynge, Growith, and beth ye multiplyed, and fulfillith the watres of the see, and the briddis be multiplied vpon the erthe.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And God blessed them saynge. Growe and multiplye ad fyll the waters of the sees and let the foules multiplye vpo the erth.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 22
Cebuano	Ug gipanalanginan sila sa Dios, nga nagaingon: Sumanay ug dumaghan kamo, ug pun-on ninyo ang mga tubig sa mga dagat, ug padaghanon ang mga langgam sa yuta.
Croatian	I blagoslovi ih govoreæi: "Plodite se i množite i napunite vode morske! I ptice neka se namnože na zemlji!"
Danish	Og Gud velsignede dem og sagde: "Bliv frugtbare og mangfoldige og opfyld Vandet i Havene, og Fuglene blive mangfoldige på Jorden!"
Dutch	En God zegende ze, zeggende: Zijt vruchtbaar, en vermenigvuldigt, en vervult de wateren in de zeeen; en het gevogelte vermenigvuldige op de aarde!
Finnish	Ja Jumala siunasi ne sanoen: "Olkaa hedelmälliset ja lisääntykää ja täyttäkää meren vedet, ja linnut lisääntykööt maan päällä".
French	Dieu les bénit, en disant: Soyez féconds, multipliez, et remplissez les eaux des mers; et que les oiseaux multiplient sur la terre.
German	Und Gott segnete sie und sprach: Seid fruchtbar und mehrt euch und erfüllt das Wasser im Meer; und das Gefieder mehre sich auf Erden.
Haitian Creole	Bondye beni yo, li di. Fè pitit, fè anpil anpil pitit, plen dlo lanmè a. Se pou zwazo yo fè anpil anpil pitit tout sou tè a.
Hungarian	És megáldá azokat Isten, mondván: Szaporodjatok, és sokasodjatok, és töltsétek be a tenger vizeit; a madár is sokasodjék a földön.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Allah memberkati semuanya itu dengan memberi perintah kepada makhluk yang hidup di dalam air supaya berkembang biak dan memenuhi laut, dan kepada burung-burung supaya bertambah banyak.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka diberkati Allah akan dia, firman-Nya: Jadilah biak dan bertambah-tambahlah kamu dan ramaikanlah air yang di dalam laut itu dan hendaklah segala unggas itupun bertambah-tambah di atas bumi.
Italian	Dio li benedisse: «Siate fecondi e moltiplicatevi e riempite le acque dei mari; gli uccelli si moltiplichino sulla terra».
Maori	Na ka manaaki te Atua i a ratou, ka mea, Kia hua koutou, kia tini, kia kapi hoki nga wai o nga moana i a koutou, kia tini ano hoki nga manu ki runga ki te whenua.
Norwegian	Og Gud velsignet dem og sa: Vær fruktbare og bli mange og opfyll vannet i havet, og fuglene skal bli tallrike på jorden!
Portuguese	Então Deus os abençoou, dizendo: Frutificai e multiplicai-vos, e enchei as águas dos mares; e multipliquem-se as aves sobre a terra.
Rumanian	Dumnezeu le -a binecuvkntat, wi a zis: ,,Crewteyi, knmulyiyi-vq, wi umpleyi apele mqrilor; sq se knmulyeascq wi pqsqrile pe pqmknt``.
Spanish	y los bendijo Dios diciendo: "Sed fecundos y multiplicaos. Llenad las aguas de los mares; y multiplíquense las aves en la tierra."
Swedish	Och Gud välsignade dem och sade: "Varen fruktsamma och föröken eder, och uppfyllen vattnet i haven; föröke sig ock fåglarna på jorden."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "fowl": fowled, fowler, fowlers, fowling, fowlings, fowlpox, fowlpoxes, fowls. (additional references)
	Words ending with "fowl": batfowl, moorfowl, peafowl, seafowl, waterfowl, wildfowl. (additional references)
	Words containing "fowl": batfowled, batfowling, batfowls, moorfowls, peafowls, seafowls, waterfowler, waterfowlers, waterfowling, waterfowlings, waterfowls, wildfowler, wildfowlers, wildfowling, wildfowlings, wildfowls. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Fowl" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: afowl, Dowl, fawb, fawk, fawl, fewl, Fiow, flwo, Foawr, fol, fole, forl, fouw, fow, fowe, fowel, fowk, fowle, fown, fows, fowy, fwo, nowl, Ofw, vowl. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "fowl" (pronounced fou"l)
3	f ou" l	afoul, foul.
2	-ou" l	cowl, growl, howl, jowl, owl, prowl, scowl.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: flow, wolf.
	Words within the letters "f-l-o-w"
	-1 letter: low, owl.
	-2 letters: lo, of, ow, wo.
	Words containing the letters "f-l-o-w"
	+1 letter: flown, flows, fowls, woful, wolfs.
	+2 letters: fallow, fellow, flowed, flower, follow, fowled, fowler, inflow, reflow, upflow, woeful, wolfed, wolfer.
	+3 letters: airflow, batfowl, blowfly, blowoff, bowlful, cowflap, cowflop, fallows, fellows, felwort, flowage, flowers, flowery, flowing, flyblow, folkway, follows, fowlers, fowling, fowlpox, glowfly, inflows, lowlife, mudflow, oldwife, outflew, outflow, peafowl, reflown, reflows, seafowl, twofold, upflows, werwolf, witloof, wofully, wolfers, wolfing, wolfish, wolfram.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
artemis fowl	457	fowl jungle red	11
fowl game	363	raising guinea fowl	10
guinea fowl	172	fighting fowl	10
fowl game sale	152	artemis fowl.com	10
farm fowl game	114	artemis fowl game	10
artemis fowl movie	76	breeders fowl game	10
auction fowl game	61	fowl meek ranged step they where	10
fowl	58	cuban fowl game	10
water fowl	43	artemis fanart fowl	10
artemis code fowl	19	artemis fowl book	9
artemis code eternity fowl	19	fowl young	9
fowl jungle	17	emerson fowl meek step where	9
artimus fowl	16	art artemis fan fowl	8
artemis fan fiction fowl	15	emerson fowl meek step	8
fowl meek step where	14	fighting fowl game rooster	8
artemis fowl picture	13	fowl game links	8
fowl meek step	13	cholesterol eggs fowl guinea in level	7
game fowl supply	12	breed fowl game	7
artimis fowl	12	fowl friend game	7
emerson fowl meek ranged step they where	11	asil fowl game	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Fowl

Definition: Fowl

Fowl

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Fowl

Synonyms: Fowl

Synonyms within Context: Fowl

Animal

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Modern Usage: Fowl

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Fowl

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

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Expression: Fowl

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fowl

Modern Translation: Fowl

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