Definition: Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
Definition: A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See
Aves.
Definition: Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
Definition: Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
Definition: To catch or shoot birds.
Definition: Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.