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Definition of pullet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pullet

noun

/ˈpʊlɪt/

/ˈpʊlɪt/

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a young chicken, especially one that is less than one year old
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French poulet, diminutive of poule, from the feminine of Latin pullus ‘chicken, young animal’.

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