Pullet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpʊlɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pullet is a noun meaning A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
Meaning
A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
More Meanings
- (slang) A spineless person; a coward.
- (obsolete, slang) A girl or young woman.
Example Sentences
The writer complained that a fox had been the night before and killed three more of his pullets […].
The dinner-hour being arrived, Black George carried her up a pullet, the squire himself [...] attending the door.
They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them.
he recommended that the patient [...] should be fed with chicken broth, and suggested that as all the poultry had gone to roost, Maggie would find a fat young pullet an easy capture.
Word Forms
- pullets
Synonyms for pullet
Depending on context, synonyms include fryer, frier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frier, fryer, poulard, poult, pullus, poularde.
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