pullet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pullet
1325–75; Middle English polet < Middle French poulet, diminutive of poul cock < Latin pullus chicken, young of an animal; akin to foal
Example Sentences
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The new cases mean that across the nation, farmers have had to kill about 22 million egg-laying chickens, 1.8 million broiler chickens, 1.9 million pullet and other commercial chickens, and 1.9 million turkeys.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022
Raising antibiotic-free birds ”forces us to go back to the basics and get things right from the start to the finish, from pullet flocks to broilers,” and that almost requires relearning chicken husbandry, Tabler said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2019
Instead, she took one free pullet, bought another as its companion and changed Repecca’s name to Roopecca.
From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2018
It was a pullet egg, that is, an egg from a young hen that had only just started laying.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2017
He pounced again and Petey rose again, chest-high this time, flapping like an awkward pullet testing its wings.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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