Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pullet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pullet \Pul"let\, n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim.
of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl.
See {Foal}, and cf. {Poult}, {Poultry}, {Pool} stake.]
A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.
{Pullet sperm}, the treadle of an egg. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pullet
n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
[syn: {fryer}, {frier}]
2: young hen usually less than a year old
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