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Game fowl   /geɪm faʊl/   Listen
Game fowl

noun
1.
Any of several breeds reared for cockfighting.





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"Game fowl" Quotes from Famous Books



... immemorial, the common or domestic fowl has been domesticated in England, and is supposed to be originally the offspring of some wild species which abound in the forests of India. It is divided into a variety of breeds, but the most esteemed are, the Poland or Black, the Dorking, the Bantam, the Game Fowl, and the Malay or Chittagong. The common, or barn-door fowl, is one of the most delicate of the varieties; and at Dorking, in Surrey, the breed is brought to great perfection. Till they are four months old, the term chicken is applied to ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


Words linked to "Game fowl" :   domestic fowl, fowl, poultry


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