poulterer
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of poulterer
1525–35; obsolete poulter poultry dealer (< Middle French pouletier; pullet, -ier 2 ) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The Oxford English Dictionary charts the usage, including one line from a popular 1622 play co-written by a contemporary of Shakespeare: “ … they cry like poulterers’ wives, ‘no money, no cony.’
From Seattle Times
This poulterer’s pie, again from Dimbleby, is like a cottage pie made with turkey instead of minced beef.
From The Guardian
His poulterer’s fingers pluck my queasy skin, Shuffle along my side, and reach the thigh, I note however that he keeps his thin Fastidious nostrils safely turned away.
From The Guardian
Like many Catalans – about 41%, according to the polls – the poulterer is a passionate believer in sovereignty and a man with a memory that stretches back well beyond his 61 years.
From The Guardian
Butchers, bakers, poulterers, butter-makers would be alike involved in one common ruin; for the houses of the gentry would be empty, and desolation would overspread the land!
From Project Gutenberg
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