fowl
1. fowl \'fau.(*)l\ n or fowl or fowls [ME foul, fr. OE fugel; akin to OHG fogal bird] pl 1: a bird of any kind 2a: a domestic cock or hen; esp : an adult hen 2b: any of several domesticated or wild gallinaceous birds 3: the meat of fowls used as food 2. fowl vi : to seek, catch, or kill wildfowl - fowl.er n