Meaning of PULLET
| Pronunciation: | | 'pûlit
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- [n] young hen usually less than a year old
- [n] flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
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| | See Also: | | biddy, chicken, hen, poulet, volaille | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pul"let\, n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim.
of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl.
See {Foal}, and cf. {Poult}, {Poultry}, {Pool} stake.]
A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.
{Pullet sperm}, the treadle of an egg. [Obs.] --Shak.
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