pullet

Pronunciation:		'pûlit
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Matching Terms:		pulled, pullen, puller, pulley, pulley-block
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] young hen usually less than a year old [n] flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying

	Synonyms:	frier, fryer

	See Also:	biddy, chicken, hen, poulet, volaille

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.