pulletrie
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poultry — noun Etymology: Middle English pultrie, from Anglo French pulletrie, from pulleter poulterer, from pullet chicken more at pullet Date: 14th century domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat … New Collegiate Dictionary
poultry — poultryless, adj. poultrylike, adj. /pohl tree/, n. domesticated fowl collectively, esp. those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl. [1350 1400; ME pulletrie < MF pouleterie. See PULLET, ERY] * * * ▪ … Universalium
poultry — poul•try [[t]ˈpoʊl tri[/t]] n. orn domesticated fowl collectively, esp. those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pulletrie < MF pouleterie. See pullet, ery … From formal English to slang
