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pullet
- /ˈpʊlɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ʊlɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”), from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of pullus. Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle. By surface analysis, pull(us) + -et.
noun pullets
- A young hen, especially one less than a year old. They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them.
- A spineless person; a coward.
- A girl or young woman.
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Talk about this word "pullet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pullet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pullet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pullet "pullet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pullet.Cite this
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title = {pullet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pullet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
