game fowl

American  

noun

1. a domestic fowl of a breed much used for fighting.

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game fowl British  

noun

1. any of several breeds of domestic fowl reared for cockfighting

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Etymology

Origin of game fowl

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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game fowl

A political action committee is raising money to support farmers who raise game fowl.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

“We represent game fowl farmers who breed and raise game fowl, but not for fighting purposes,” said Devore, himself a game fowl breeder.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

In Jones’s 20 years of using this rehabilitation method, she says, almost every one of her game fowl have learned to live together, without restraints.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

He used to keep some 250 game fowl tucked behind their modest home in Vega Baja, a town west of San Juan, the capital.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2019

The wild fowl bears markings Page 110similar to those of the American black-breasted red game, though the fowls are smaller than the American game fowl.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest