Trooper York's Word of the Day

 

fowl

[foul]

NOUN

1. a bird of the order Galliformes that is kept for its eggs and flesh; a rooster or hen.

   synonyms:

   poultry · domestic fowl

   • a domesticated bird such as a turkey, duck, or goose kept for its eggs or flesh.
     synonyms:

     poultry · domestic fowl
   • the flesh of domesticated birds as food; poultry.
     "a stew of various meats and fowl"
2. birds collectively, especially as the quarry of hunters.

   "an abundance of game, fowl, and fish"
3.  the ritual practice of molesting chickens by the Hardin family throughout history