pul|let

pul|let
pul|let «PUL iht», noun.
a young hen, usually less than a year old.
[< Old French poulet young fowl, or poulette young hen (diminutives) < poule hen; see etym. under poultry (Cf.poultry)]

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  • pul·let — /ˈpʊlət/ noun, pl lets [count] : a young chicken and especially one that is less than a year old …   Useful english dictionary

  • let — let·o·vic·ite; let·ta·ble; let·tered; let·ter·er; let·ter·et; let·ter·gae; let·ter·less; let·ter·man; let·tic; let·tre; let·tuce; lobe·let; lord·let; lor·i·let; lu·nu·let; mag·a·zine·let; man·tel·let·ta; mart·let; mil·let·tia; miq·ue·let;… …   English syllables

  • pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… …   English syllables

  • pullet — pul·let …   English syllables

  • pullet — pul|let [ˈpulıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poulet, from poule hen ] a young chicken that is in its first year of laying eggs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pullet — pul|let [ pulıt ] noun count a chicken that is less than a year old …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pullet — pul•let [[t]ˈpʊl ɪt[/t]] n. orn a hen less than one year old • Etymology: 1325–75; ME polet < MF poulet, dim. of poul cock < L pullus chicken, young of an animal …   From formal English to slang

  • 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 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

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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