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The French called them "poules d'Indes," or Indian chickens, later shortened to "dinde."

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

Dans la cour le coq, les poules, le chien, allaient et venaient.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred

Ogier le poulaillier Ogier the pulter   A des poules asses, Hath polettes ynowhe,   Quils ne sont trop cras Which ben not ouer fatte   Ne trop magre. ne ouer lene.

From Dialogues in French and English by Bradley, Henry

But scarcely had they gone a couple of paces when the watchmaker cried out, "Halte, halte, Fr�deric! you have forget ze camerade's horse, it stop in ze logis for ze leetle poules."

From In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life by Reuter, Fritz

Dans la cour le coq, les poules, le chien, allaient et venaient.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred