fowl run
- noun
:
corral de aves
- The chickens wandered around the fowl run pecking at the ground.
Examples
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We built a new fowl run for our ducks.
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The children helped clean out the fowl run every week.
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After building a new fowl run, the farmer was able to keep more ducks and hens.
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The chickens are kept in a fowl run.
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After building a new fowl run, the farmer was able to keep more ducks and hens.
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The chickens wandered around the fowl run pecking at the ground.
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The children helped clean out the fowl run every week.
Synonyms
31
1.6
A small building where people keep chickens or other birds
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1.4
A small farm building where chickens live
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1.3
A small building where people keep chickens
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6.0
A large building or cage where people keep many birds
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1.7
A yard where chickens are kept
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2.2
An enclosed outdoor area where chickens live and move
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5.1
A fenced area where animals like sheep wait briefly before someone moves them
A small fenced area where hens live
A small building on a farm where chickens live
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is partially compositional: 'fowl' clearly denotes domestic birds and 'run' can be understood as an area where animals run, so a learner who knows the mobility/area sense of 'run' could guess 'an enclosure for poultry'. However, 'run' has multiple noun senses (e.g. a small stream) and the specific enclosure sense is less frequent and may be unknown to many B1 learners, so the relation is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Fowl run is a simple name: fowl means birds like chickens and ducks and a run is a small fenced yard where they can walk and peck. That's why 'fowl run' means 'an enclosed area for keeping farm birds'.