pullet

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noun
  1. a young hen, less than one year old.

Origin of pullet

1
1325–75; Middle English polet<Middle French poulet, diminutive of poul cock <Latin pullus chicken, young of an animal; akin to foal

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pullet

/ (ˈpʊlɪt) /


noun
  1. a young hen of the domestic fowl, less than one year old

Origin of pullet

1
C14: from Old French poulet chicken, from Latin pullus a young animal or bird

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