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fowl⋅er

  [fou-ler]
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–noun
a hunter of birds.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME foweler, OE fughelere. See fowl, -er 1

Fow⋅ler

  [fou-ler]
–noun
1. Henry H(am⋅ill) [ham-uhl] , 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.
2. Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.
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fowl   (foul)   
n.   pl. fowl or fowls
  1. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus).
    1. A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game.
    2. The flesh of such birds used as food.
  3. A bird of any kind.
intr.v.   fowled, fowl·ing, fowls
To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl.

[Middle English foul, from Old English fugol; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fowl'er n.
Fow·ler   (fou'lər)   
British lexicographer who collaborated with his brother Francis (1870-1918) on The King's English (1906) and the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1911). He also wrote A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Fowler

Fowl"er\, n. A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fowler

the arts of, referred to Ps. 91:3; 124:7; Prov. 6:5; Jer. 5:26; Hos. 9:8; Ezek. 17:20; Eccl. 9:12. Birds of all kinds abound in Palestine, and the capture of these for the table and for other uses formed the employment of many persons. The traps and snares used for this purpose are mentioned Hos. 5:1; Prov. 7:23; 22:5; Amos 3:5; Ps. 69:22; comp. Deut. 22:6, 7.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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