poult

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).

Pronunciation

/pɒlt/ /pəʊlt/ /poʊlt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-poult.wav en-us-poult-noun.ogg

Word forms

poult poults powt

Etymology

From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet.

Related words

Derived words

heath-poult
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