game fowl

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geym foul]
- /geɪm faʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geym foul]
- /geɪm faʊl/

Definitions of game fowl words

noun game fowl a domestic fowl of a breed much used for fighting. 1
noun game fowl any of several breeds of domestic fowl reared for cockfighting 0
noun game fowl any of a breed of fowl trained for cockfighting 0

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Origin of game fowl

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Game fowl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Game fowl

game fowl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

game fowl usage trend in Literature

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