pullet

pul·let

P0653500 (po͝ol′ĭt)n. A young domestic hen, usually one that is less than one year old.

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[Middle English polet, pulet, partly from Old French polet, young chicken, diminutive of poul, cock, and partly from polette, young hen, diminutive of poule, hen, both ultimately from Latin pullus, young fowl, young animal, chicken; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

pullet

(ˈpʊlɪt) n (Animals) a young hen of the domestic fowl, less than one year old[C14: from Old French poulet chicken, from Latin pullus a young animal or bird]

pul•let

(ˈpʊl ɪt)

n. a hen less than one year old. [1325–75; Middle English polet < Middle French poulet, diminutive of poul cock < Latin pullus chicken, young of an animal]

poultry, pullet - Poultry is derived from Latin pullus, "young animal" or "chicken"; a pullet is a young hen between the ages of a chicken and a mature fowl.See also related terms for poultry.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pullet - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for fryingfrier, fryerchicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	2.	pullet - young hen usually less than a year oldbiddy, hen - adult female chicken

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