pullet

pullet
Synonyms and related words:
Bantam, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, birdling, broiler, brooder, broody hen, calf, capon, catling, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chickling, chicky, cock, cockerel, colt, cub, dogie, domestic fowl, drake, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, fawn, fledgling, foal, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, hen, hen turkey, kid, kit, kitten, lamb, lambkin, litter, nest, nestling, partlet, piglet, pigling, polliwog, poulard, poult, poultry, pup, puppy, roaster, rooster, setting hen, shoat, spring chicken, stewing chicken, tadpole, tom, tom turkey, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, weaner, whelp, yeanling

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  • Pullet — 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. [1913 Webster] {Pullet sperm},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pullet — mid 14c., young fowl, from Anglo Fr. pullet, O.Fr. poulette, dim. of poule hen, from V.L. *pulla, fem. of L. pullus young animal, young fowl (see FOAL (Cf. foal) (n.)). Technically, a young hen from the time she begins to lay until the first molt …   Etymology dictionary

  • pullet — ► NOUN ▪ a young hen, especially one less than one year old. ORIGIN Old French poulet, from Latin pullus chicken, young animal …   English terms dictionary

  • pullet — [pool′it] n. [ME poullet < OFr poulet, dim. of poule, hen: see POULTRY] a young hen, usually one not more than a year old …   English World dictionary

  • pullet — noun /ˈpʊlɪt/ a) A young hen, especially one less than a year old. The dinner hour being arrived, Black George carried her up a pullet, the squire himself [...] attending the door. b) A spineless person; inconsiderate and/or foul, easily… …   Wiktionary

  • pullet — UK [ˈpʊlɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms pullet : singular pullet plural pullets a chicken that is less than a year old …   English dictionary

  • pullet — noun Etymology: Middle English polet, from Anglo French pullet young bird, chicken, diminutive of pulle, poule young animal, from Late Latin pullus, from Latin, young animal, chicken, sprout more at foal Date: 14th century a young hen;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pullet n — A farmer wanting to kill a chicken for dinner has to move faster than a speeding pullet …   English expressions

  • Pullet sperm — Pullet 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. [1913 Webster] {Pullet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pullet Surprise (film) — Pullet Surprise is a 1997 6 minute Looney Tunes short released in theaters with Cats Don t Dance . It was produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions. In the cartoon, Pete Puma is trying to raid the henhouse Foghorn Leghorn is guarding; Foggy… …   Wikipedia

  • pullet-sperm — pullˈet sperm noun (orig the chalaza, once believed to be the male element in the egg; Shakespeare, derogatory) Eggs • • • Main Entry: ↑pullet …   Useful english dictionary

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