1. (n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

2. (n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

3. (n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

4. (n.) Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

5. (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.

6. (v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

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