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prairie fowl†
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a grouse, Tympanuchus cupido americanus, common on the southern prairies.
See: prairie chicken(def. 1)
Quotations
1886
Grouse, pheasants, prairie fowl, or partridge, [shall not be taken] between the first day of January and the first day of September.
1952
They put up pickled fish and jellied venison, made pemmican and salted bear hams, pressed goose and duck and prairie fowl. . . .