Pullet
//ˈpʊlɪt// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
"They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them."
- 2 young hen usually less than a year old wordnet
- 3 A spineless person; a coward. slang
- 4 flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying wordnet
- 5 A girl or young woman. obsolete, slang
Example
More examples"They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them."
Etymology
From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”). Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle.
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