2. Verb. (third-person singular of fowl) ¹
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Definition of Fowls
1. fowl [v] - See also: fowl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fowls
Literary usage of Fowls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"(of) all clean fowls ye may eat. 28: 2t>. thy carcase shall be meat unto all
fowls of I Sa. 17:44.1 will give thy flesh tinto Ihr fowls of 7:'26. manner of ..."
2. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"in express subservience to fowls, has so enchanted me, ' that I have made them
the subject of many journeys at. ' divers hours. After careful observation of ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"The whole stock of fowls can thus be had of uniform character and superior quality.
If it suit the fancy or object of the owner, his fowls may be of several ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1871)
"MANAGEMENT AND PROFIT OF fowls. Except among professional poultry-breeders, and
amateurs who can afford to gratify their fancy without regard to pecuniary ..."
5. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"NOTE ON THE SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH fowls AND COCKCROWING. " Should you have
a number of fowls as presents in Dahome (which is mostly the case), ..."
6. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"At the first call of chick ! chick ! there came flying and running a curious
assortment of fowls, tumbling over each other in their greedy haste. ..."
7. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1850)
"Hence of the Malay tribe of fowls, he has the Chittagong. the ... Persons acquainted
with the fowls described under these names, will readily recognize ..."
8. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"The head should be turned under the wing, as a turkey. fowls broiled. ...
Hang young fowls a night; take the livers, hearts, and tenderest parts of the ..."
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