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prairie fowl

noun

prairie chicken.

Also called prairie grouse.

Origin of prairie fowl

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby prairie fowl

prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie falcon, prairie fowl, prairie lily, prairie owl, prairie oyster, prairie pointer, prairie provinces

Example sentences from the Web for prairie fowl

They are identical with the prairie-fowl, so common at the West, and are said to be delicious eating.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 23, September, 1859 |Various
We hear the same sounds in Longfellow's "Mushkoda-sa," which is, by interpretation, "prairie-fowl."

Toronto of Old |Henry Scadding