| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| foul (adj., n.), fowl (n.) |
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| The adjective foul means “disgusting, offensive, dirty, wicked,” and other unpleasant things: The weather and our dispositions were foul. The nouns foul (meaning “an infringement of the rules,” as in He committed three fouls in the first half) and fowl (meaning “a domestic or wild bird, particularly a large, edible one,” as in She bought a large fowl for stewing) are homophones. Fowl has two Standard plurals: fowls and fowl. See RELIC PLURALS OF NOUNS. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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