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pullen¹

  • /ˈpʊ.lən/

Rhymes with -ʊlən

Where it comes from

From Middle English poleyn, from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen; compare pullet.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable domestic fowl; poultry The palsie plagues my pulses when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen your culuers take, or matchles make your Chanticleare or sullen
  2. obsolete, uncountable the meat from a domestic fowl
  3. obsolete, uncountable the young of a bird, or, figuratively, human children

Pullen²

proper noun Pullens

  1. A surname.

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"pullen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pullen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pullen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pullen

Chicago

"pullen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pullen.

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@misc{pullen_2026,
  title = {pullen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pullen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}