faul n. & v. (pl.
same or fowls) --n. 1
any domestic cock or
hen of
various gallinaceous birds,
kept for eggs
and flesh. 2
the flesh of birds,
esp. a domestic cock or hen, as
food. 3
archaic (except in
comb. or collect.) a
bird (guineafowl; wildfowl). --v.intr.
catch or
hunt wildfowl. øfowl
cholera see CHOLERA. fowl
pest an
infectious virus disease of fowls. fowl-run 1 a
place where fowls
may run. 2 a
breeding establishment for fowls. øøfowler n. fowling n. [OE fugol f. Gmc]