poussinn.

Brit.

/ˈpuːsan/,

/ˈpuːsã/, U.S.

/pʊˈsɛn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poussin.

Etymology: < French poussin hatchling chick (c1170 in Old French as poucin ; first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman as pulcin in sense ‘young of any bird’) < post-classical Latin pullicinus (9th cent.), alteration (with suffix substitution; compare -ine suffix¹) of pullicenus young chicken (4th cent.) < classical Latin pullus young animal, chick (see pull n.²) + -ēnus -ene suffix, with inserted -c- , probably after -culus -culus suffix. Compare earlier petit poussin n.

Chiefly in contexts of French cookery: a young chicken; = petit poussin n.In quot. 1883 referring to turkey chicks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken

chicken1381

March chick1600

poulet1764

spring chicken1765

chicken meat1826

murgi1863

broiler1876

petit poussin1895

poussin1900

fryer1923

murgh1976

1883 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 19 191 These poussins,..within twelve hours of being hatched, are despatched all over France in well-ventilated boxes.]

1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 129 It [sc. the dish] is composed of poussins—that is, very baby chickens—raw oysters, and cream and truffles.

1912 E. C. Mayne tr. M. Böhme Departm. Store xvii. 203 First, consommé Lyonnais,..followed by a wonderful fish course,..and Hamburg poussins with mixed salad.

1922 Times 14 Oct. 13/5 A good fowl in its time plays many parts: its acts might almost be said to be seven ages, beginning with the diminutive poussin, through various stages of asparagus and spring chickens, Surrey fowls, fowls for boiling, [etc.].

1957 ‘P. Quentin’ Suspicious Circumstances vi. 64 Lunch that day was so gourmet that I thought I would choke on it... Mother took little bird pecks at her Poussin Marie Louise or whatever it was.

1974 Times 7 Mar. 13/5 Fresh poussins—small chickens four to eight weeks old are available.

1995 Independent on Sunday 15 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 57/4 Tina violently took against her grilled poussin with pancetta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poussin
释义	poussinn. Brit. /ˈpuːsan/, /ˈpuːsã/, U.S. /pʊˈsɛn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poussin. Etymology: < French poussin hatchling chick (c1170 in Old French as poucin ; first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman as pulcin in sense ‘young of any bird’) < post-classical Latin pullicinus (9th cent.), alteration (with suffix substitution; compare -ine suffix¹) of pullicenus young chicken (4th cent.) < classical Latin pullus young animal, chick (see pull n.²) + -ēnus -ene suffix, with inserted -c- , probably after -culus -culus suffix. Compare earlier petit poussin n. Chiefly in contexts of French cookery: a young chicken; = petit poussin n.In quot. 1883 referring to turkey chicks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken chicken1381 March chick1600 poulet1764 spring chicken1765 chicken meat1826 murgi1863 broiler1876 petit poussin1895 poussin1900 fryer1923 murgh1976 1883 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 19 191 These poussins,..within twelve hours of being hatched, are despatched all over France in well-ventilated boxes.] 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 129 It [sc. the dish] is composed of poussins—that is, very baby chickens—raw oysters, and cream and truffles. 1912 E. C. Mayne tr. M. Böhme Departm. Store xvii. 203 First, consommé Lyonnais,..followed by a wonderful fish course,..and Hamburg poussins with mixed salad. 1922 Times 14 Oct. 13/5 A good fowl in its time plays many parts: its acts might almost be said to be seven ages, beginning with the diminutive poussin, through various stages of asparagus and spring chickens, Surrey fowls, fowls for boiling, [etc.]. 1957 ‘P. Quentin’ Suspicious Circumstances vi. 64 Lunch that day was so gourmet that I thought I would choke on it... Mother took little bird pecks at her Poussin Marie Louise or whatever it was. 1974 Times 7 Mar. 13/5 Fresh poussins—small chickens four to eight weeks old are available. 1995 Independent on Sunday 15 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 57/4 Tina violently took against her grilled poussin with pancetta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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