ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stewer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stewer is a noun meaning A bird (especially, a chicken) suitable for cooking by stewing.

Meaning

A bird (especially, a chicken) suitable for cooking by stewing.

More Meanings

  1. Someone who stews food.
  2. (Southern US, colloquial) A lidded pot with a handle, suitable for stewing.

Example Sentences

In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stew, stewpan, stewp, steamer, roaster, boiler.

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