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poule

American  
[pool] / pul /

noun

  • poules
    plural
  1. a prostitute or promiscuous young woman.


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Harris’ stepdaughter, Emma Emhoff, also schooled some of the older folks in her embellished Shetland Miu Miu coat in a pied de poule pattern and large brown button at the neck.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2021

So successful was the venture that he decided to supplement his entertainment allowance by running a fulltime poule hall.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lighter the food the better; such as fried fish, sardines, lait de poule, bavaroise, well-ripened fruit, a cream, a little iced fruit, fruit-jelly, prunes, etc.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot

For pole, from Fr. poule, cf. polecat, also an enemy of fowls.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley

The French call the hobara, a little bustard, poule de Carthage, or Carthage-fowl.

From Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. by James Richardson

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

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2021

So "poules" or windows cut in the upper leathers of his shoes.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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 Henry Bradley

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