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poultry

UK/ˈpɒltɹi/ US/ˈpəʊltɹi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl

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2.

flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

Origin

From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult + -ry. For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.

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  • poultry wire

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