Fowl /(foul)/

pl. Fowls

1. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.

   Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air.

   Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not.

   Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts.

2. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).

imp. & p. p. Fowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fowling

1. To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.

   Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.