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poultry collapse: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

goose collapse: web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks; flesh of a goose (domestic or wild); give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car"; prod into action; pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"

turkey collapse: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food; an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"; flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted; a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923

drake collapse: adult male of a wild or domestic duck; English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

roaster collapse: a special cooking pan for roasting; flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting; a cook who roasts food; a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"

hen collapse: female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster; adult female bird; adult female chicken; flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

broiler collapse: an oven or part of a stove used for broiling; flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling

tom collapse: male cat; contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

cock collapse: adult male bird; adult male chicken; obscene terms for penis; set the trigger of a firearm back for firing; tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"

chicken collapse: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl; a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops; the flesh of a chicken used for food; easily frightened

hawk collapse: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail; an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations; hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"

duck collapse: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs; a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents; flesh of a duck (domestic or wild); (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman; to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"; submerge or plunge suddenly

swan collapse: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult; sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"

owl collapse: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

grouse collapse: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil; hunt grouse

dove collapse: any of numerous small pigeons; an emblem of peace; someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

quail collapse: small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

squab collapse: an unfledged pigeon; a soft padded sofa; flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled; short and fat

bird collapse: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings; the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food; watch and study birds in their natural habitat

warbler collapse: a small active songbird; a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

hunt collapse: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport; the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts; an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"; an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport; British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859); United States architect (1827-1895); Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910); pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"; search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"; seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"; oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"; yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"; chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"

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